Shelley's sunbird (Cinnyris shelleyi) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The species is named after George Ernest Shelley, an English geologist and ornithologist and nephew of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Shelley's sunbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. shelleyi
Binomial name
Cinnyris shelleyi
Alexander, 1899
Synonyms
  • Nectarinia shelleyi
  • Nectarinia hofmanni

The subspecies C. s. hofmanni has been recognized by the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) as a separate species, Hofmann's sunbird.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cinnyris shelleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717990A131981276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717990A131981276.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.