Nectarinia

Belongs within: Nectariniidae.

Nectarinia is an African genus of sunbirds in which males have the central two tail feathers elongated relative to females and pointed.

<==Nectarinia Illiger 1811B94
    |--*N. famosa (Linné 1766) [=Certhia famosa]B94
    |--N. afraJT12
    |--N. amethystinaJT12
    |--N. angladianaS66
    |--N. bannermaniJT12
    |--N. batesiJT12
    |--N. bifasciataJT12
    |--N. bocagiiJT12
    |--N. bouvieriJT12
    |--N. buettikoferiJT12
    |--N. calcostethaJT12
    |--N. chalcomelasJT12
    |--N. chloropygiaJT12 [=Cinnyris chloropygiaJF06]
    |--N. coccinigasterJT12
    |--N. congensisJT12
    |--N. erythrocercaJT12
    |--N. flavigastra Gould 1843G43
    |--N. fraseriD66
    |--N. fuelleborniJT12
    |--N. fuliginosaJT12
    |--N. habessinicaJT12
    |--N. hartlaubiiJT12
    |--N. hunteriJT12
    |--N. johannaeJT12
    |--N. johnstoniJT12
    |--N. kilimensisAP21
    |--N. loteniaJT12
    |--N. ludovicensisJT12 [incl. Cinnyris erikssoni Trimen 1882B93]
    |--N. manoensisJT12
    |--N. minimaJT12
    |--N. nectarinioidesJT12
    |--N. neergardiJT12
    |--N. newtoniiJT12
    |--N. oustaletiJT12
    |--N. pembaeJT12
    |--N. philippensisW66
    |--N. preussiJT12
    |--N. purpureiventrisAP21
    |--N. rockefelleriJT12
    |--N. shelleyiJT12
    |--N. solarisJT12 [=Chrysostomus solarisW66]
    |--N. tacazzeAP21
    |--N. talatalaJT12
    |--N. tsavoensisJT12
    |--N. ursulaeJT12
    |--N. veroxiiJT12
    `--N. zeylonicaJT12

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[AP21] Arlott, N., & B. van Perlo. 2021. Collins Birds of the World. William Collins.

[B94] Bock, W. J. 1994. History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 222: 1–281.

[B93] Brooke, R. K. 1993. Annotated catalogue of the Aves type specimens in the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum 102 (10): 327–349.

[D66] Dohrn, H. 1866. Synopsis of the birds of Ilha do Principe, with some remarks on their habits and descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 324–332.

[G43] Gould, J. 1843. On nine new birds collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 103–108.

[JT12] Jetz, W., G. H. Thomas, J. B. Joy, K. Hartmann & A. Ø. Mooers. 2012. The global diversity of birds in space and time. Nature 491: 444–448.

[JF06] Jønsson, K. A., & J. Fjeldså. 2006. A phylogenetic supertree of oscine passerine birds. Zoologica Scripta 35: 149–186.

[S66] Schlegel, H. 1866. Communication from, on mammals and birds collected in Madagascar. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 419–426.

[W66] Walden, A. 1866. Notes on birds collected in Tennasserim and in the Andaman Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 537–556.