Cinnyris jugularis  (Linnaeus, 1766)

Olive-backed Sunbird
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species: jugularis
  • Common names: Olive-backed Sunbird
  • Thai names: นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Cinnyris jugularis jugularis: S Luzon, central and s Philippine Is.
    Cinnyris jugularis andamanicus: Andaman Is. (Bay of Bengal)
    Cinnyris jugularis [klossi or blanfordi]: N Nicobar Is. (Bay of Bengal)
    Cinnyris jugularis proselius: Car Nicobar I. (Bay of Bengal)
    Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris: Myanmar to Thailand, Cambodia and n Malay Pen. (s to Penang)
    Cinnyris jugularis ornatus: S Malay Pen. to Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Lesser Sundas and adj. is.
    Cinnyris jugularis polyclystus: Enggano I. (off w Sumatra)
    Cinnyris jugularis obscurior: N Philippines (montane forests of n Luzon)
    Cinnyris jugularis woodi: Sulu Archipelago (s Philippines)
    Cinnyris jugularis infrenatus: Tukangbesi Is. (off Sulawesi)
    Cinnyris jugularis robustirostris: Banggai Is. and Sula Is.
    Cinnyris jugularis rhizophorae: S China (s Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan) and n Vietnam
    Cinnyris jugularis flavigastra: Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Is.
    Cinnyris jugularis plateni: Sulawesi, Talaud, Salayar and adjacent smaller islands
    Cinnyris jugularis frenatus: N Moluccas, Aru and w Papuan is., New Guinea and ne Queensland
    Cinnyris jugularis aurora: Agutaya, Balabac, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Culion, Cuyo, Palawan
    Cinnyris jugularis clementiae: S Moluccas (Seram, Ambon and adjacent islands)
    Cinnyris jugularis buruensis: Buru I. (s Moluccas)
    Cinnyris jugularis keiensis: Kai Is. (Kai Kecil, Kai Besar, Ohimas and Add)
    Cinnyris jugularis idenburgi: Northwest New Guinea and Sepik Ramu
    Cinnyris jugularis teysmanni: Tanahjampea, Kalao, Bonerate, Kalaotoa and Madu islands
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Songkhla (Hat Yai)
  • Additional notes: 
Cinnyris jugularis image location map.jpg
Image locations
Images of Cinnyris jugularis from Thailand.
Cinnyris jugularis male Hat Yai Songkhla Feb 2019.jpg
Olive-backed sunbird (male), Cinnyris jugularis, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Feb 2019
Female Olive-backed sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis.jpg
Olive-backed sunbird (female) Cinnyris jugularis, Hat Yai, Songkhla, March 2017
References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 03 August 2020.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Cinnyris jugularis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103804139A94552679. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103804139A94552679.en. Downloaded on 03 August 2020.​​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.