Biology:Loveridge's sunbird

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Short description: Species of bird

Loveridge's sunbird
Loveridges Sunbird specimen RWD.jpg
Male specimen
Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. loveridgei
Binomial name
Cinnyris loveridgei
Hartert, 1922
Synonyms

Nectarinia loveridgei

Loveridge's sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the American herpetologist Arthur Loveridge .[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris loveridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22717931A94558159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717931A94558159.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717931/94558159. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 213. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1924000 entry