Ursula's sunbird
Ursula's sunbird (Cinnyris ursulae) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae restricted to the continental and near-shore portions of the Cameroon line.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. ursulae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris ursulae (Alexander, 1903) | |
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Nectarinia ursulae | |
Taxonomy
Monotypic. Formerly considered a member of the genus Nectarinia along with other Cinnyris sunbirds.
Habitat and Distribution
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its distribution is almost wholly restricted to the Cameroonian Highlands forests and Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests ecoregions, occurring in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea (specifically, on Bioko).[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Cinnyris ursulae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22717831A118496874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717831A118496874.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (4 March 2020). "Ursula's Sunbird (Cinnyris ursulae), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, New York, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.urssun2.01.
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