Southern double-collared sunbird
| Southern double-collared sunbird | |
|---|---|
| Male at Greyton, Western Cape, South Africa | |
| Song and calls recorded in Cape Province, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. chalybeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris chalybeus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| range strongholds, occurring year-round lower density, passage or vagrancy | |
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The southern double-collared sunbird or lesser double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It is mainly resident, but partially migratory in the north-east of its range.