Biology:Johanna's sunbird

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Short description: Species of bird

Johanna's sunbird
Cinnyris johannae Keulemans.jpg
Female (top), male (bottom)
Johanna's sunbird (Cinnyris johannae) female.jpg
Female, Ghana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. johannae
Binomial name
Cinnyris johannae
Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851
Synonyms
  • Nectarinia johannae

Johanna's sunbird (Cinnyris johannae) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest. It is named after Johanna Verreaux, wife of French naturalist Édouard Verreaux.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Cinnyris johannae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22718031A131982012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718031A131982012.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22718031/131982012. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2020-03-19) (in en). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-8269-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=g_3QDwAAQBAJ. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1924052 entry