Amethyst Sunbird
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| Amethyst Sunbird | |
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| Male, Greyton, Western Cape | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Nectarinia |
| Species: | N. amethystina |
| Binomial name | |
| Nectarinia amethystina (Shaw, 1812) |
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The Amethyst Sunbird (Nectarinia amethystina) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Nectarinia amethystina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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