Southern double-collared sunbird

Southern double-collared sunbird
	Male at Greyton, Western Cape, South Africa
	Song and calls recorded in Cape Province, South Africa
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Cinnyris
Species:	C. chalybeus
Binomial name
	Cinnyris chalybeus; (Linnaeus, 1766)
	range; strongholds, occurring year-round lower density, passage or vagrancy
Synonyms
	Certhia chalybea Linnaeus, 1766; Nectarinia chalybea (Linnaeus, 1766);

The southern double-collared sunbird or lesser double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It is mainly resident, but partially migratory in the north-east of its range.

^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cinnyris chalybeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717869A131979925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717869A131979925.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Harrison, J. A., ed. (1997). The Atlas of Southern African birds: Vol.2 Passerines (PDF). Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa. pp. 500–501. ISBN 0-620-20730-2. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2018). "Cinnyris chalybeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717869A131979925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717869A131979925.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[sabap1-2] Harrison, J. A., ed. (1997). The Atlas of Southern African birds: Vol.2 Passerines (PDF). Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa. pp. 500–501. ISBN 0-620-20730-2. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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