Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Splendid Sunbird (Cinnyris coccinigastrus) - HBW 13, p. 290
French: Souimanga éclatant
German: Rotbauch-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Espléndido
Taxonomy: Certhia coccinigastra Latham, 1801, Africa = Senegal.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Monotypic.
Distribution: Senegal E to S Sudan and NE DRCongo, and NC Gabon.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A breeding male.
Locality Balaba Nature Camp, Gunjur, Western Division, The Gambia
M P Goodey 1 October 2007 1 year ago 4.4 -
A male. Part of a breeding pair.
Locality Gunjur, Western Division, The Gambia
M P Goodey 1 October 2007 1 year ago 4.4 -
A breeding female.
Locality Balaba Nature Camp, Gunjur, Western Division, The Gambia
M P Goodey 1 October 2007 1 year ago 4 -
A female with nesting material.
Locality Gunjur, Western Division, The Gambia
M P Goodey 1 October 2007 1 year ago 4 -
On a thin branch
Locality Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia
Klaus Lachenmaier 26 March 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
A male close-up.
Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Male calling
Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Jonathan Beilby 1 January 2009 3 years ago 3
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