Blue-billed malimbe
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Malimbus |
| Species: | M. nitens
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| Malimbus nitens (Gray, 1831)
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The blue-billed malimbe or Gray's malimbe (Malimbus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Malimbus nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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External links
- Blue-billed malimbe species text in Weaver Watch
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