Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Superb Sunbird (Cinnyris superbus) - HBW 13, p. 290
French: Souimanga superbe
German: Prachtnektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Soberbio
Taxonomy: Certhia superba Shaw, 1811, Malembo, Cabinda, Angola.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ashantiensis Bannerman, 1922 - Sierra Leone and S Mali E to Togo and NW Benin.
- nigeriae (Rand & Traylor, 1959) - SE Benin and S Nigeria.
- superbus (Shaw, 1811) - S Cameroon, Central African Republic and DRCongo (except NE) S to W Angola.
- buvuma van Someren, 1932 - NE DRCongo, Uganda, W Kenya and extreme NW Tanzania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male on a branch and flying away Locality Masindi, Uganda (ssp buvuma)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2006 6 years ago 22 sec 2.7 -
A female Locality Central Region, Ghana
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2009 3 years ago 24 sec 2.7 -
A male in the canopy Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2009 3 years ago 25 sec 2
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Lateral view of perched male
Locality Lomie, East Province, Cameroon (ssp superbus)
Mikko Pyhälä 11 January 2013 11 weeks ago 2.7 -
Frontal view of female
Locality Lomie, East Province, Cameroon (ssp superbus)
Mikko Pyhälä 11 January 2013 11 weeks ago 2.7 -
Single bird in tree near Park HQ.
Locality Mabira Forest, Uganda (ssp buvuma)
Tom Tarrant 10 January 2006 3 years ago 2
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