Congo sunbird
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Congo sunbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Cinnyris |
Species: | C. congensis
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Binomial name | |
Cinnyris congensis (van Oort, 1910)
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Synonyms | |
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The Congo sunbird (Cinnyris congensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Taxonomy
Monotypic. Formerly considered part of the genus Nectarinia, along with other members of the genus Cinnyris.
Distribution and habitat
Known from the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it occurs in riverine forests along the banks of the middle Congo River and its tributaries.[2]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Cinnyris congensis.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris congensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717998A94561701. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717998A94561701.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (4 March 2020). "Congo Sunbird (Cinnyris congensis), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, New York, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.consun2.01. S2CID 216173261.
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