Biology:Arabian sunbird
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Short description: Species of bird
Arabian sunbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Cinnyris |
Species: | C. hellmayri
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Binomial name | |
Cinnyris hellmayri Neumann, 1904
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The Arabian sunbird (Cinnyris hellmayri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Subspecies
- Cinnyris hellmayri hellmayri Neumann
- Cinnyris hellmayri kinneari Bates [2]
Distribution
It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.[2]
Habitat
This species prefers rocky or sandy areas and dry river beds with Acacia and Ziziphus trees.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris hellmayri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103804002A104298206. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103804002/104298206. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Williams, J. G. (1955). "A systematic revision and natural history of the shining sunbird of Africa". Condor 57 (5): 249–262. doi:10.2307/1364731. http://sora.unm.edu/node/100736.
Wikidata ☰ Q31874666 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian sunbird.
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