Carmelite Sunbird

Chalcomitra fuliginosa - Souimanga carmélite

Souimanga carmélite
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Nectariniidés

  • Genus
    :

    Chalcomitra

  • Species
    :

    fuliginosa

Descriptor

Bechstein, 1811

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 14 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Souimanga carmélite
Souimanga carmélite
♂ adult

Carmelite Sunbird (Chalcomitra fuliginosa) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Chalcomitra fuliginosa fuliginosa (nw Angola and extreme w DRCongo)
  • Chalcomitra fuliginosa aurea (Sierra Leone to Gabon)

Foreign names

  • Souimanga carmélite,
  • Suimanga carmelita,
  • nectarínia-fuliginosa,
  • Rußglanzköpfchen,
  • karamell nektármadár,
  • Karmeliethoningzuiger,
  • Nettarinia carmelitana,
  • karmelitsolfågel,
  • Karmelittsolfugl,
  • nektárovka karmelitánska,
  • strdimil karmelitský,
  • Karmelitsolfugl,
  • ruskomedestäjä,
  • suimanga carmelità,
  • nektarnik czekoladowy,
  • Нектарница-кармелитка,
  • チョコレートタイヨウチョウ,
  • 乌色花蜜鸟,
  • karmelitsolfågel,
  • 烏色花蜜鳥,

Voice song and call

Souimanga carmélite
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Souimanga carmélite
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens

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

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