Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa - Souimanga malachite

Souimanga malachite
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Nectariniidés

  • Genus
    :

    Nectarinia

  • Species
    :

    famosa

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 13 à 27 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Souimanga malachite
♂ adult plum. breeding
Souimanga malachite
♀ adult

Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Nectarinia famosa famosa (e Zimbabwe, w Mozambique and South Africa)
  • Nectarinia famosa cupreonitens (Eritrea and Ethiopia to e Zambia, n Malawi and n Mozambique)

Foreign names

  • Souimanga malachite,
  • Suimanga malaquita,
  • nectarínia-malaquite,
  • Malachitnektarvogel,
  • malahitnektármadár,
  • Emeraldhoningzuiger,
  • Nettarinia malachite,
  • malakitsolfågel,
  • Malakittsolfugl,
  • nektárovka malachitová,
  • strdimil malachitový,
  • Malakitsolfugl,
  • malakiittimedestäjä,
  • Jangroentjie,
  • suimanga malaquita,
  • nektarnik malachitowy,
  • Малахитовая нектарница,
  • ミドリオナガタイヨウチョウ,
  • 辉绿花蜜鸟,
  • malakitsolfågel,
  • 孔雀石色花蜜鳥,

Voice song and call

Souimanga malachite
♂ adult plum. transition

Habitat

Souimanga malachite
♂ adult

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude

Geographic range

Distribution

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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