Giant sunbird
| Giant sunbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Dreptes Illiger, 1811 |
| Species: | D. thomensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dreptes thomensis Barboza du Bocage, 1889 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia thomensis | |
The giant sunbird (Dreptes thomensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe, founded in the island of São Tomè and inside Obo Natural Park.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The species was first named by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger in 1811, it was later renamed by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1889.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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