Shelley's Sunbird (Cinnyris shelleyi)
About the Shelley's Sunbird
Shelley's sunbird (Cinnyris shelleyi) is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The species is named after George Ernest Shelley, an English ornithologist and nephew of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley's sunbird was formally described in 1899 by the explorer and ornithologist Boyd Alexander under the current binomial name Cinnyris shelleyi based on a specimen collected near the Zambezi River, 60 mi (97 km) downstrean of the junction of the river with the Kafue River. The bird is named after the English ornithologist George Ernest Shelley who had written a book on the sunbirds. Two subspecies are recognised:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 3 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Zambia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Flame-breasted SunbirdCinnyris solarisrecording
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusrecording
- Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowirecording
- Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullusrecording
- Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisrecording
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.