Garden Sunbird

Overview

Garden Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) is a species of Sunbirds (Nectariniidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Cinnyris; binomial: Cinnyris jugularis; authority: (Linnaeus, 1766).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Cinnyris jugularis is split into eight species based on a combination of bioacoustic differences, mtDNA data (Lohman et al. 2010; Ó Marcaigh et al. 2022) and, in many instances, substantial differences in plumage. Change English name of Cinnyris jugularis from Olive-backed Sunbird to Garden Sunbird with the split of the Cinnyris jugularis complex (del Hoyo & Collar 2016; Eaton et al. 2021; WGAC).