• Synonyms Ruwenzori Blue-headed Sunbird, Rwenzori Blue-headed Sunbird, Blue headed Sunbird
  • Old latin name for bird Nectarinia alinae

Blue-headed Sunbirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Pritam Baruah
    Rwanda
  • 2.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Uganda
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 6.
    Song, © Charles Davies
    Rwanda
  • 7.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Uganda
  • 8.
    Call, song, © Brian Cox
    Uganda
  • 9.
    Call, male, © Phil Gregory
    Uganda
  • 10.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 11.
    Call, © Crammy Wanyama
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blue-headed Sunbird

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion ec

Blue-headed Sunbird subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cyanomitra alinae alinaeRwenzori Mt. and Virunga Volcanoes in e DR Congo, sw Uganda and nw Rwanda-No
Cyanomitra alinae derooine DR Congo-No
Cyanomitra alinae kaboboensisMt. Kabobo (e DR Congo)-No
Cyanomitra alinae marungensisMarungu Mts. (se DR Congo)-No
Cyanomitra alinae tanganjicaee DR Congo, sw Rwanda and w Burundi-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalansuimanga de cap turquesa
Chinese蓝头花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)藍頭花蜜鳥
Croatianplavoglavi medosas
Czechstrdimil ruwenzorský
DanishBlåhovedet Solfugl
DutchRuwenzorihoningzuiger, Ruwenzori-honingzuiger
Finnishsinipäämedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga du Ruwenzori, Souimanga d'Aline, Souimanga d’Aline
GermanRuwenzorinektarvogel, Ruwenzori Nektarvogel
Hungarianruwenzori nektármadár
ItalianNettarinia testablu
Japaneseスミレアオガシラタイヨウチョウ, ルリガシラタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanianmėlyngalvė gelsvoji nektarina
Norwegianblåhodesolfugl
Norwegian NynorskBlåhovudsolfugl
Polishnektarnik niebieskogłowy, nektarnik niebieskoglowy
Portuguesenectarínia-de-cabeça-azul, beija-flor-de-cabeça-azul
RussianСинеголовая нектарница
SerbianPlavoglava sunčica
Slovaknektárovka šafranová
SpanishNectarina de Cabeza Azul, Suimanga cabeciazul
Swedishblåhuvad solfågel
TurkishMavi Başlı Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianнектарик синьоголовий