Rockefeller's sunbird
| Rockefeller'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. rockefelleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris rockefelleri Chapin, 1932
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| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia rockefelleri | |
Rockefeller's sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Taxonomy
[edit]This species is part of a larger radiation of sunbirds within the genus Cinnyris. Like other members of this genus, it was formerly considered part of the genus Nectarinia.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species is only known from the Albertine Rift in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is found in montane forest between 2000 and 3300 m in elevation.[2] Sight records of this species exist from Rwanda and Burundi, but these lack documentation and have yet to be confirmed.[2]
Conservation
[edit]It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris rockefelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717941A94558639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717941A94558639.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (4 March 2020). "Rockefeller's Sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, New York, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.rocsun2.01. S2CID 216425204.
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