Biology:Ursula's sunbird
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Short description: Species of bird
| Ursula's 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. ursulae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris ursulae (Alexander, 1903)
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Nectarinia ursulae | |
Ursula's sunbird (Cinnyris ursulae) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae restricted to the continental and near-shore portions of the Cameroon line.
Taxonomy
Monotypic. Formerly considered a member of the genus Nectarinia along with other Cinnyris sunbirds.
Habitat and Distribution
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its distribution is almost wholly restricted to the Cameroonian Highlands forests and Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests ecoregions, occurring in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea (specifically, on Bioko).[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Cinnyris ursulae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22717831A118496874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717831A118496874.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717831/118496874. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (4 March 2020). "Ursula's Sunbird (Cinnyris ursulae), version 1.0". Ithaca, New York, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.urssun2.01. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/urssun2/1.0/introduction.
Wikidata ☰ Q1930777 entry
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