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Cinnyris reichenowi Sharpe, 1891

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Northern double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris reichenowi preussi) male, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda

Northern double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris reichenowi preussi) male, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda

Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

The northern double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris reichenowi), is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda.

Wikipedia contributors, Northern double-collared sunbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:53:52.982955+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cinnyris reichenowi Sharpe, 1891
Name authority
Sharpe, 1891
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Cinnyris
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyNectariniidae Vigors, 1825
  11. genusCinnyris Cuvier, 1816
  12. speciesCinnyris reichenowi Sharpe, 1891

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cinnyris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cinnyris humbloti Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris lotenius (Linnaeus, 1766)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris manoensis Reichenow, 1907NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris congensis (Oort, 1910)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris sovimanga (Gmelin, 1788)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris usambaricus Grote, 1922NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris minullus Reichenow, 1899NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris neergaardi Grant, 1908NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris afer (Linnaeus, 1766)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus (Linnaeus, 1766)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Splendid SunbirdCinnyris coccinigastrus (Latham, 1802)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cinnyris johannae J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1851NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 134 records assigned to Nectariniidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916426 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5Z75R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.