Dusky Sunbird

Cinnyris fuscus - Souimanga fuligineux

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Nectariniidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cinnyris

  • Species
    :

    fuscus

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1819

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 10 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 6 à 7 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Souimanga fuligineux
adult plum. post breeding
Souimanga fuligineux
adult plum. transition

Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Cinnyris fuscus fuscus (Namibia and Botswana to South Africa)
  • Cinnyris fuscus inclusus (sw Angola)

Foreign names

  • Souimanga fuligineux,
  • Suimanga oscuro,
  • nectarínia-sombria,
  • Rußnektarvogel,
  • sötét nektármadár,
  • Roethoningzuiger,
  • Nettarinia fosca,
  • vitgumpad solfågel,
  • Dunkelsolfugl,
  • nektárovka skalná,
  • strdimil tmavý,
  • Namaquasolfugl,
  • tuhkamedestäjä,
  • Namakwasuikerbekkie,
  • suimanga fosc,
  • nektarnik żałobny,
  • Дымчатая нектарница,
  • ウスグロタイヨウチョウ,
  • 暗色花蜜鸟,
  • vitgumpad solfågel,
  • 暗色花蜜鳥,

Voice song and call

Habitat

Souimanga fuligineux
adult

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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