Biology:Tukangbesi sunbird
| Tukangbesi sunbird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. infrenatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris infrenatus Hartert, 1903[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Cinnyris jugularis infrenatus Hartert 1903 | |
The Tukangbesi sunbird (Cinnyris infrenatus) is a species of sunbird endemic to the central Indonesian Wakatobi islands, at times restricted from tiny Wakatobi islands, off the southeastern coast of the larger Sulawesi.[2] C. infrenatus has a higher pitched voice, darker plumage and shorter wings compared to the olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), to which it is closely related.[3][4][5]
The speciation of the olive-backed and Tukangbesi sunbirds follows Alfred Wallace's prediction about the Wallace Line, a separation of deep and shallow oceans of Asia and Australia that is difficult for most species to cross.[6] Even more difficult when pressures from deforestation continue to increase, making it harder for these species to develop.[1] O'Connell et al. (2019a) observed that Wakatobi infrenatus sunbirds showed stronger sexual dimorphism and a larger population density in comparison to plateni birds from Sulawesi and the land-bridge islands, confirming the physical and ecological differences between the two species.
The Tukangbesi sunbird feeds on nectar while perching on flowers, as well as small insects/fruits and berries.[7]
References
- ↑ , Wikidata Q114890172
- ↑ "Here come the sunbirds: New species from Indonesia’s Wakatobi Islands" (in en-US). 2022-11-09. https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/here-come-the-sunbirds-new-species-from-indonesias-wakatobi-islands/.
- ↑ "Olive-backed Sunbird - eBird" (in en). https://ebird.org/species/olbsun4.
- ↑ Dublin, Trinity College. "Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands" (in en). https://phys.org/news/2022-10-beautiful-bird-species-remote-indonesian.html.
- ↑ "Leptocoma aspasia (Black Sunbird) - Avibase". https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=16EBA05A30238990.
- ↑ Anderson, Natali (2022-10-25). "Scientists Discover Several New Species of Sunbirds | Sci.News" (in en-US). https://www.sci.news/biology/new-sunbird-species-11330.html.
- ↑ Geerts, S.; Pauw, A. (2009-10-01). "Hyper-specialization for long-billed bird pollination in a guild of South African plants: the Malachite Sunbird pollination syndrome". South African Journal of Botany. Advances in the Pollination Biology of South African Plants 75 (4): 699–706. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.08.001. ISSN 0254-6299. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629909002701.
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