Amani sunbird

Amani sunbird
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Hedydipna
Species:	H. pallidigaster
Binomial name
	Hedydipna pallidigaster; Sclater & Moreau, 1935
Synonyms
	Anthreptes pallidigaster; Anthodiaeta pallidigaster

The Amani sunbird (Hedydipna pallidigaster) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The male Amani sunbird has a white and dark-green feathered body while the female Amani sunbird has a yellow and grey plumage. Breeding season takes place from May to June and from September to December. The regular diet of the Amani sunbird consists of spiders, caterpillars and other flying insects.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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^ Amani Sunbird – An Endangered Bird. Endangered Species 360°. Retrieved July 29th, 2013.

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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[2] Amani Sunbird – An Endangered Bird. Endangered Species 360°. Retrieved July 29th, 2013.

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