Variable Sunbird

species of bird
Taxon Taxon Q2209523

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
taxon
IUCN conservation status
least concern[2]
Litter size
+1.7[24]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Invasion Biology[23]
Mass
+0.99, +5.6[21][22]
Original combination
Certhia venusta[5]
Parent taxon
Cinnyris[3]
Taxon common name
Variable Sunbird, Ziernektarvogel, Suimanga Variable, suimanga variable, strdimil proměnlivý, Gulbuksolfugl, Разноцветная нектарница, カワリタイヨウチョウ, Savannesolfugl, keltavatsamedestäjä, karcsú nektármadár, nektarnik fioletowy, nektárovka ozdobná, Geelpenssuikerbekkie, variabel solfågel, Ornaathoningzuiger, Souimanga à ventre jaune, Nettarinia variabile, beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela, paprastoji spalvingoji nektarina, Suimanga variable, Venussolfugl, маріка різнобарвна, purpurnogrli medosas, nectarínia-de-barriga-amarela[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Taxon name
Cinnyris venustus[4]
Taxon range
Africa[25]
Taxon rank
species[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cinnyris venustus en Variable Sunbird en Necterinia venusta cs strdimil proměnlivý da Savannesolfugl de Cinnyris venustus de Ziernektarvogel es Suimanga variable es Nectarinia venusta fa شهدخوار گونه‌گون fi keltavatsamedestäjä fr Souimanga à ventre jaune he סינריס he צופית צהובת-בטן hu karcsú nektármadár it Nettarinia variabile ja カワリタイヨウチョウ nl Cinnyris venustus nl Nectarinia venusta nl ornaathoningzuiger
🔖 Identifiers · 23
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
2009-variable-sunbird.jpg ↗
Avibase taxon ID
8E9E45B501CC5280
BOLD Systems taxon ID
118859
BioLib taxon ID
30138
BirdLife taxon ID
22717826
Catalogue of Life ID
5Z6TN
EBird taxon ID
varsun2
Freebase ID
/m/02xb5y
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
7340636
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
venussolfugl
INaturalist taxon ID
145188
ITIS TSN
916455
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IUCN taxon ID
22717826
NBIC scientific name ID
184601
NBN System Key
NHMSYS0021275446
NCBI taxonomy ID
208076
Observation.org taxon ID
77798
Open Tree of Life ID
3370
Tierstimmenarchiv ID
4405
UMLS CUI
C1224706
Xeno-canto species ID
Cinnyris-venustus

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Instance of 1
Parent taxon 1
Taxon range 1
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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Nectarinia venusta
    Litter size → 1.7
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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