Cinnyris bouvieri

(Shelley, 1877)

Vernacular names
English : Orange-tufted sunbird
French : Souimanga de Bouvier

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Nectariniidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a total length of 12 cm for a weight of 10 g. Long, thin and slightly curved bill. Black legs. Brown belly and wings. Iridescent bright green head, nape and back. Lower breast iridescent pinkish-red to purple or violet.

Range and habitat
Scattered range around Central Africa, from Nigeria to DR Congo, Kenya and North Tanzania, south to Angola and North-East Zambia. Lives in grasslands, savanna, woodlands, forest edges, up to about 2000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is generally uncommon but doesn’t seem to be threatened. Most of its populations are stable.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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