Forest Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris fuelleborni)

Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Cinnyris fuelleborni (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Nectarinia following Bowie et al. (2004).

Taxonomic source(s)
Bowie, R. C. K.; Fjeldså, J.; Hackett, S. J.; Crowe, T. M. 2004. Systematics and biogeography of Double-collared Sunbirds from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. The Auk 121(3): 660-681.
Bowie, R. C. K.; Fjeldså, J.; Hackett, S. J.; Crowe, T. M. 2004. Systematics and biogeography of Double-collared Sunbirds from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. The Auk 121(3): 660-681.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2010	Least Concern
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	710,000
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	stable		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	3.9	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as 'common' throughout its range (del Hoyo et al. 2008).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Mozambique	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Malawi	Misuku Hills Forest Reserves
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi	Uzumara Forest Reserve
Malawi	South Viphya Forest Reserve
Malawi	Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve
Mozambique	Mount Namuli
Mozambique	Njesi plateau
Tanzania	Mahali Mountain National Park
Tanzania	Udzungwa National Park
Tanzania	Livingstone Mountains forests
Tanzania	Njombe forests
Tanzania	Mount Rungwe
Tanzania	Umalila Mountains
Zambia	Nyika National Park (Zambia)
Zambia	Mafinga Mountains

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 900 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Cinnyris fuelleborni. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/forest-double-collared-sunbird-cinnyris-fuelleborni on 30/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 30/09/2023.