Violet-tailed Sunbird Anthreptes aurantius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Robert Cheke and Clive Mann
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2008
Text last updated January 1, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | suimanga de cua violàcia |
| Dutch | Violetstaarthoningzuiger |
| English | Violet-tailed Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Violet-tailed Sunbird |
| French | Souimanga à queue violette |
| French (France) | Souimanga à queue violette |
| German | Violettschwanz-Nektarvogel |
| Japanese | ルリイロコバシタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | fioletthalesolfugl |
| Polish | nektarzyk fioletowosterny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Beija-flor-de-cauda-violeta |
| Russian | Фиолетовохвостая нектарница |
| Slovak | nektárovka zelenokrídla |
| Spanish | Suimanga Colivioleta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga colivioleta |
| Swedish | lilastjärtad solfågel |
| Turkish | Mor Kuyruklu Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Саїманга рудобока |
Anthreptes aurantius Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851
PROTONYM:
Anthreptes aurantium
Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 3, p.417.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Gabon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTHREPTES
- aurantium / aurantius
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Violet-tailed Sunbird
