Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris Scientific name definitions
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Guy M. Kirwan, Robert Cheke, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Clive Mann
Version: 2.0 — Published May 13, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | suimanga bec-recte |
| Dutch | Goudbandhoningzuiger |
| English | Green Sunbird |
| English (Kenya) | Grey-chinned Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Green Sunbird |
| French | Souimanga à bec droit |
| French (France) | Souimanga à bec droit |
| German | Gelbkehl-Nektarvogel |
| Japanese | キノドコバシタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | smaragdsolfugl |
| Polish | nektarzyk zielony |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Beija-flor-de-bico-direito |
| Russian | Зелёная нектарница |
| Slovak | nektárovka priamozobá |
| Spanish | Suimanga Piquirrecto |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga piquirrecto |
| Swedish | grön solfågel |
| Turkish | Yeşil Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Саїманга зелена |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Nicholas D. Sly contributed to the Identification page.
Anthreptes rectirostris (Shaw, 1812)
PROTONYM:
Certhia rectirostris
Shaw, 1812. General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8 pt1, p.246.
TYPE LOCALITY:
amended to Ashanti, Gold Coast, by Bannerman, 1948, Birds Trop. West Africa, 6, p. 242.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTHREPTES
- rectirostra / rectirostris
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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)
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