• Synonyms Shelley's or Hofmann's Sunbird, Zambesi Valley Double-collared Sunbird, Shelley's Sunbird (Shelley's), Shelley's Double-collared Sunbird, Black-bellied Sunbird, Shelley's Double collared Sunbird
  • Old latin name for bird Nectarinia shelleyi

Shelley's Sunbirdbird sounds *

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    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Shelley's Sunbird

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion se DRCongo and Tanzania to Zambia, n Zimbabwe and n Mozambique

Shelley's Sunbird subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cinnyris shelleyi hofmannie Tanzania-No
Cinnyris shelleyi shelleyise DRCongo to se Tanzania, e Zambia, Malawi, and n Mozambique-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartpenssuikerbekkie (Swartpens), Swartpenssuikerbekkie
Catalansuimanga de Shelley
Chinese雪氏花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)謝利氏雙領花蜜鳥
Croatiansmaragdnoglavi medosas
Czechstrdimil sazovobřichý, Strdimil Shelleyuv
DanishRødbåndet Solfugl
DutchShelley-honingzuiger (shelleyi), Shelleys Honingzuiger, Shelley-honingzuiger, Shelley's Honingzuiger
Finnishjokimedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga de Shelley, Souimanga de Shelley (nominal), Souimanga de Shelley (shelleyi), Souimanga de Shelley ou S. de Hofmann
GermanScharlachbrust-Nektarvogel (shelleyi), Rotkehl-Nektarvogel, Shelleys Nektarvogel, Scharlachbrust-Nektarvogel
HungarianShelley-nektármadár
ItalianNettarinia di Shelley
Japaneseアオスヂゴシキタイヨウチョウ, ヒムネニシキタイヨウチョウ(shelleyi), ヒムネニシキタイヨウチョウ (shelleyi), ヒムネニシキタイヨウチョウ
LithuanianŠelio spalvingoji nektarina
Norwegianbladsolfugl, bladsolfugl (shelleyi)
Norwegian NynorskBladsolfugl
Polishnektarnik czarnorzytny, nektarnik tanzanski, nektarnik czarnorzytny (shelleyi), nektarnik tanzański
Portuguesebeija-flor-de-shelley, Beija-flor de Shelley
RussianДвуошейниковая нектарница, Двуошейниковая нектарница (shelleyi)
SerbianŠelijeva sunčica
Slovaknektárovka farbistá (skup.), nektárovka farbistá
SpanishSuimanga de Shelley, Suimanga de Shelley (shelleyi), Nectarina de Shelley
SwahiliChozi wa Shelley
SwedishShelleys solfågel, malawisolfågel, zambezisolfågel, malawisolfågel/hofmannsolfågel
TurkishShelley nektarkuşu (shelleyi), Shelley Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianмаріка танзанійська