Variable Sunbird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSomali Sunbird, Yellow-breasted Sunbird, Yellow-bellied Sunbird, Orange-bellied Variable-Sunbird, Yellowbellied Sunbird
Old latin name for birdNectarinia venusta, Cinnyris venusta, Certhia venusta
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilySunbirds / Nectariniidae
GenusCinnyris
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionw, c, e

Variable Sunbird bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 2.
    Call, © Josh Engel
    Uganda
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 9.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
  • 10.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Variable Sunbird

Variable Sunbird subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cinnyris venustus albiventrise, s Ethiopia, Somalia and ne Kenya-No
Cinnyris venustus falkensteiniGabon and w Angola to w Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique-No
Cinnyris venustus fazoqlensise Sudan, Eritrea and n, w Ethiopia-No
Cinnyris venustus igneiventrise DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi-No
Cinnyris venustus venustusSenegal and Gambia to Sierra Leone and e to n Cameroon and Central African Republic-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGeelpenssuikerbekkie
Catalansuimanga variable
Chinese杂色花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)易變花蜜鳥
Croatianpurpurnogrli medosas
Czechstrdimil proměnlivý, Strdimil promenlivý
DanishSavannesolfugl
DutchOrnaathoningzuiger
EsperantoFlavventra sunbirdo
Finnishkeltavatsamedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga à ventre jaune, Souimanga élégant
GalicianBicaflor de barriga amarela
GermanZiernektarvogel, Gelbbauch-Nektarvogel, Zier-Nektarvogel
Hungariankarcsú nektármadár
ItalianNettarinia variabile
Japaneseマメタイヨウチョウ, カワリタイヨウチョウ
LithuanianPaprastoji spalvingoji nektraina, paprastoji spalvingoji nektarina
Norwegianvenussolfugl, Venussolfugl, Gulbuksolfugl
Norwegian NynorskVenussolfugl
Polishnektarnik fioletowy
Portuguesenectarínia-de-barriga-amarela, beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela
RomanianPăsăre-nectar cu piept galben
RussianРазноцветная нектарница, Нектарница
SerbianRaznobojna sunčica
ShonaDzonya
Slovaknektárovka ozdobná
SpanishSuimanga variable, Nectarina Variable
SwahiliChozi Tumbo-njano
SwedishCharmsolfågel, variabel solfågel
TurkishDeğişken Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianмаріка різнобарвна
WelshAderyn haul torfelyn