Bocage's sunbird
Bocage's sunbird (Nectarinia bocagii) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola and the DRC.
| Bocage's sunbird | |
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| Male in Angola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Nectarinia |
| Species: | N. bocagii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nectarinia bocagii Shelley, 1879 | |
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Portuguese naturalist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia bocagii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 57–58.
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