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Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Nectarinia

Scarlet-tufted Sunbird

Nectarinia johnstoni

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (retsun2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Nectarinia

Subspecies (4)

Nectarinia johnstoni dartmouthi

montane forest of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda, and northwestern Rwanda
Nectarinia johnstoni itombwensis

eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Itombwe Mountains)
Nectarinia johnstoni johnstoni

highlands of Kenya and northern Tanzania
Nectarinia johnstoni nyikensis

montane forest of southern Tanzania to Zambia and northern Malawi

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (retsun2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.