Apo Sunbird
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| Apo Sunbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Aethopyga |
| Species: | A. boltoni |
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| Aethopyga boltoni Mearns, 1905 |
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The Apo Sunbird (Aethopyga boltoni) is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest. The species is not yet threatened by habitat loss, and is common within its range, but it is listed as Near Threatened due to its tiny range.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Aethopyga boltoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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