Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Stuhlmann's Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni) - HBW 13, p. 277
French: Souimanga de Stuhlmann
German: Stuhlmann-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Stuhlmann
Other common names: Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
Taxonomy: Cinnyris stuhlmanni Reichenow, 1893, West Rwenzoris, DRCongo.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Forms a superspecies with C. prigoginei and C. ludovicensis; sometimes treated as conspecific with first of those. Has been considered conspecific also with C. afer, and is closely related to C. reichenowi. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- stuhlmanni Reichenow, 1893 - Rwenzori Mts, in NE DRCongo and W Uganda.
- chapini Prigogine, 1952 - mountains of E DRCongo from W of L Edward (Nord-Kivu District) S to NW of L Tanganyika (Mt Kabobo, in Sud-Kivu).
- graueri Neumann, 1908 - mountains S & E of L Edward (E DRCongo and SW Uganda) S to N tip of L Kivu (Virunga Volcanoes and NW Rwanda above 1800 m).
- schubotzi Reichenow, 1908 - mountains of Nyungwe Forest, in SW Rwanda (S L Kivu), and W Burundi (mountains NE of Bujumbura).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male on a tree top and flying away Locality Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (ssp graueri)
Josep del Hoyo 12 September 2006 4 years ago 23 sec 2.8
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Bird feeding in huge yellow flowers
Locality Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (ssp graueri)
auf 17 August 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
Bird feeding in a big flower
Locality Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (ssp graueri)
auf 17 August 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
Calling from top of bush in mixed Hagenia Erica swamp forest
Locality Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda
Jason Anderson 20 January 2010 1 year ago 2.6
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