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Rockefeller's sunbird

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Rockefeller's sunbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. rockefelleri
Binomial name
Cinnyris rockefelleri
Chapin, 1932
Synonyms

Nectarinia rockefelleri

Rockefeller's sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Taxonomy

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This species is part of a larger radiation of sunbirds within the genus Cinnyris. Like other members of this genus, it was formerly considered part of the genus Nectarinia.

Distribution and habitat

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This species is only known from the Albertine Rift in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is found in montane forest between 2000 and 3300 m in elevation.[2] Sight records of this species exist from Rwanda and Burundi, but these lack documentation and have yet to be confirmed.[2]

Conservation

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It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris rockefelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717941A94558639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717941A94558639.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (4 March 2020). "Rockefeller's Sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, New York, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.rocsun2.01. S2CID 216425204.