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Beautiful Sunbird

Cinnyris pulchellus
Family
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
beasun2, BESU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
SpeciesCinnyris pulchellus
Codesbeasun2, BESU
Identification

The Beautiful Sunbird (Cinnyris pulchellus) is a member of the Sunbirds and Spiderhunters family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code beasun2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Anchieta's Sunbird
Anthreptes anchietae
Plain Sunbird
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Beautiful Sunbird photo
(c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nik Borrow

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cinnyris pulchellus

Family: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: beasun2