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Gorgeous Sunbird

Cinnyris melanogastrus
Family
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
beasun3, GOSU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
SpeciesCinnyris melanogastrus
Codesbeasun3, GOSU
Identification

The Gorgeous Sunbird (Cinnyris melanogastrus) 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 beasun3 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Plain Sunbird
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Gorgeous Sunbird photo
(c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cinnyris melanogastrus

Family: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: beasun3