Pemba sunbird
Appearance
Pemba sunbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Cinnyris |
Species: | C. pembae
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Binomial name | |
Cinnyris pembae (Reichenow, 1905)
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Synonyms | |
Nectarinia pembae |
The Pemba sunbird (Cinnyris pembae) is a species of bird in the sunbird family. It is endemic to Pemba Island, in Tanzania.
A breeding pair were seen feeding their chicks in the characteristic hanging nest on Unguja Island in June 2018.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia pembae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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