Biology:Anabathmis

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Short description: Genus of birds

Anabathmis
Anabathmis reichenbachii Keulemans.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anabathmis
Reichenow, 1905
Type species
Nectarinia reichenbachii[1]
Hartlaub, 1857
Species

Anabathmis reichenbachii
Anabathmis hartlaubii
Anabathmis newtonii

Anabathmis is a genus of sunbirds.

Species

It contains three species:[2]

Male Female Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Reichenbach's sunbird Anabathmis reichenbachii Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria.
Príncipe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii) male.jpg 120px Príncipe sunbird Anabathmis hartlaubii Príncipe island.
São Tomé sunbird (Anabathmis newtonii) male.jpg 120px Newton's sunbird Anabathmis newtonii São Tomé Island.

The name is Greek for step or stair.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q533630 entry