Cyanomitra
Cyanomitra is a genus of African sunbirds. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia.
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| Eastern olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cyanomitra L. Reichenbach, 1853 |
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The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.
Species
The genus contains 7 species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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 | Green-headed sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis | Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. |
| Bannerman's sunbird | Cyanomitra bannermani | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. | |
 | Blue-throated brown sunbird | Cyanomitra cyanolaema | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. |
.jpg.webp) | Cameroon sunbird | Cyanomitra oritis | Cameroon, Bioko and eastern Nigeria. |
 | Blue-headed sunbird | Cyanomitra alinae | Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. |
| Olive sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea | Africa south of the Sahel. |
 | Grey sunbird | Cyanomitra veroxii | Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Tanzania. |
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
External links
Media related to Cyanomitra at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cyanomitra at Wikispecies
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