Loveridge's sunbird

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

Loveridge's sunbird
Male specimen
Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. loveridgei
Binomial name
Cinnyris loveridgei
(Hartert, 1922)
Synonyms

Nectarinia loveridgei

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 (2012). "Nectarinia loveridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 213.


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