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Actual Scientific name : French name English name
Anthreptes anchietae Souïmanga d'Anchieta  Red-and-blue Sunbird 
Anthreptes collaris garguensis Souïmanga à collier  Collared Sunbird 
Anthreptes longuemarei angolensis Souïmanga à dos violet  Violet-backed Sunbird 
Anthreptes platurus platurus Souïmanga nain à longue queue  Pigmy Sunbird 
Anthreptes rectirostris tephrolaema Souïmanga à menton jaune  Yellow-chinned Sunbird 
Nectarinia afra Souimanga à plastron rouge  Greater Double-collared Sunbird 
Nectarinia alinae marungensis Souimanga d'Aline  Blue-headed Sunbird 
Nectarinia amethystina deminuta Souimanga améthyste  Amethyst Sunbird 
Nectarinia bannermani Souimanga de Bannerman  Bannerman's Sunbird 
Nectarinia batesi Souimanga de Bates  Bates's Sunbird 
Nectarinia bifasciata strophium Souimanga bifascié  Purple-banded Sunbird 
Nectarinia bouvieri Souimanga de Bouvier  Orange-tufted Sunbird 
Nectarinia cuprea chalcea Souimanga cuivré  Coppery Sunbird 
Nectarinia cyanolaema octaviae Souimanga à gorge bleue  Blue-throated Brown Sunbird 
Nectarinia famosa cupreonitens Souimanga malachite  Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird 
Nectarinia kilimensis kilimensis Souimanga bronzé  Bronze Sunbird 
Nectarinia manoensis pintoi Souimanga à double collier du miombo ?  Miombo Double-collared Sunbird 
Nectarinia mediocris Souimanga du Kilimandjaro  Eastern Double-collared Sunbird 
Nectarinia olivacea Souimanga olivâtre  Olive Sunbird 
Nectarinia preussi Souimanga de Preuss  Northern Double-collared Sunbird 
Nectarinia regia kivuensis Nectarin royal  Regal Sunbird 
Nectarinia rubescens rubescens Souimanga à gorge verte  Green-throated Sunbird 
Nectarinia senegalensis gutturalis Souimanga à poitrine écarlate  Scarlet-chested Sunbird 
Nectarinia shelleyi shelleyi Souimanga de Shelley  Shelley's Sunbird 
Nectarinia superba superba Souimanga superbe  Superb Sunbird 
Nectarinia talatala anderssoni Souimanga à ventre blanc  White-bellied Sunbird 
Nectarinia venusta falkensteini Souimanga à ventre jaune  Variable Sunbird 
Nectarinia verticalis bohndorffi Souimanga à tête verte  Green-headed Sunbird 



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This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.

The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.

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