Orange-tufted sunbird
The orange-tufted sunbird (Cinnyris bouvieri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in moist savanna, the grassy edges of gallery forest and of isolated tropical forests in Africa. It is absent from forests in the central Congo Basin.[2] It has been recorded in northern Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, western Kenya, eastern Nigeria, Uganda, and northern Zambia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. bouvieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris bouvieri Shelley, 1877 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia bouvieri | |
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Cinnyris bouvieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717846A131979675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717846A131979675.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2010). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara (2nd ed.). Cape Town: Struik Nature. p. 634. ISBN 9781770076235.
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