Red-chested sunbird

Red-chested sunbird
male, Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species: C. erythrocercus
Binomial name
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Hartlaub, 1857
Synonyms

Nectarinia erythrocerca

The red-chested sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia erythrocerca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.


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