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Tukangbesi Sunbird
Cinnyris infrenatus Hartert, EJO, 1903
10–11 cmLength
The Tukangbesi sunbird (Cinnyris infrenatus) is a species of passerine bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae that is found on the Tukangbesi Islands that lie to the southeast of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Tukangbesi sunbird (Cinnyris infrenatus) is a species of passerine bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae that is found on the Tukangbesi Islands that lie to the southeast of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the olive-backed sunbird, now renamed the garden sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis).
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Questions
How big is the Tukangbesi Sunbird?
The Tukangbesi Sunbird is about 10–11 cm long.
Where does the Tukangbesi Sunbird live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Tukangbesi and other islands off southeastern Sulawesi.
What family is the Tukangbesi Sunbird in?
It belongs to the family Sunbirds (Nectariniidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 10–11 cm
Range
Australasia: Tukangbesi and other islands off southeastern Sulawesi
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Sunbirds Nectariniidae
- Genus
- Cinnyris
Other birds in the genus Cinnyris
Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullus
Eastern Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensis
Western Miombo SunbirdCinnyris gertrudis
Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus
Neergaard's SunbirdCinnyris neergaardi
Rwenzori Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanni
Whyte's Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris whytei
Prigogine's Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris prigoginei
Ludwig's Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris ludovicensis
Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
Greater Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris afer
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