Variable Sunbird / Cinnyris venustus LC
- Synonyms Yellow-breasted Sunbird, Yellow-bellied Sunbird, Yellowbellied Sunbird, Somali Sunbird, Orange-bellied Variable-Sunbird
- Old latin name for bird Certhia venusta, Cinnyris venusta, Nectarinia venusta
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Where to see Variable Sunbird
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion w, c, e
- Angola
- Benin
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Variable Sunbird subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnyris venustus albiventris | e, s Ethiopia, Somalia and ne Kenya | - | No |
| Cinnyris venustus falkensteini | Gabon and w Angola to w Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique | - | No |
| Cinnyris venustus fazoqlensis | e Sudan, Eritrea and n, w Ethiopia | - | No |
| Cinnyris venustus igneiventris | e DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi | - | No |
| Cinnyris venustus venustus | Senegal and Gambia to Sierra Leone and e to n Cameroon and Central African Republic | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Geelpenssuikerbekkie |
| Catalan | suimanga variable |
| Chinese | 杂色花蜜鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 易變花蜜鳥 |
| Croatian | purpurnogrli medosas |
| Czech | strdimil proměnlivý, Strdimil promenlivý |
| Danish | Savannesolfugl |
| Dutch | Ornaathoningzuiger |
| Esperanto | Flavventra sunbirdo |
| Finnish | keltavatsamedestäjä |
| French | Souimanga élégant, Souimanga à ventre jaune |
| Galician | Bicaflor de barriga amarela |
| German | Gelbbauch-Nektarvogel, Ziernektarvogel, Zier-Nektarvogel |
| Hungarian | karcsú nektármadár |
| Italian | Nettarinia variabile |
| Japanese | カワリタイヨウチョウ, マメタイヨウチョウ |
| Lithuanian | Paprastoji spalvingoji nektraina, paprastoji spalvingoji nektarina |
| Norwegian | venussolfugl, Gulbuksolfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Venussolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik fioletowy |
| Portuguese | beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela |
| Romanian | Păsăre-nectar cu piept galben |
| Russian | Разноцветная нектарница, Нектарница |
| Serbian | Raznobojna sunčica |
| Shona | Dzonya |
| Slovak | nektárovka ozdobná |
| Spanish | Suimanga variable, Nectarina Variable |
| Swahili | Chozi Tumbo-njano |
| Swedish | Charmsolfågel, variabel solfågel |
| Turkish | Değişken Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | маріка різнобарвна |
| Welsh | Aderyn haul torfelyn |