Biology:Grey sunbird
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Short description: Species of bird
| Grey sunbird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cyanomitra |
| Species: | C. veroxii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanomitra veroxii (Smith, A, 1832)
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Nectarinia veroxii, Cyanomitra veroxii | |
The grey sunbird or mouse-coloured sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to shoreline areas of Africa, from Somalia to South Africa.
Diet
This species feeds on nectar. It has been recorded to feed on the nectar of Schotia brachypetala[2] and Kigelia africana. It even engages in nectar robbing by piercing a hole in the side of the corolla.[3] It is also a pollinator of 10 genera of plants with uses that are medicinal, edible or may be used as a building material.[4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanomitra verreauxii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717699A94547409.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717699/94547409. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Symes, C. T.; Yoganand, K. (1 January 2013). "Schotia brachypetala - a nectar cornucopia for birds". Bulletin of the African Bird Club 20 (1): 39–44. doi:10.5962/p.309992. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248708244.
- ↑ Newman, E.; Govender, K.; Van Niekerk, S.; Johnson, S. D. (2 February 2021). "The functional ecology of bat pollination in the African sausage tree Kigelia africana (Bignoniaceae)". Biotropica 53 (2): 477–486. doi:10.1111/btp.12891. Bibcode: 2021Biotr..53..477N. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/btp.12891.
- ↑ Newmark, W. D.; Mkongewa, V. J.; Amundsen, D. L.; Welch, C. (21 December 2019). "African sunbirds predominantly pollinate plants useful to humans". Ornithological Applications 122 (2). doi:10.1093/condor/duz070. https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/122/2/duz070/5771327.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2606563 entry
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