Bannerman's sunbird

Bannerman's sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cyanomitra
Species: C. bannermani
Binomial name
Cyanomitra bannermani
C. H. B. Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1943
Synonyms

Nectarinia bannermani

The Bannerman's sunbird (Cyanomitra bannermani) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.

Its scientific and common names honor the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia bannermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Beolens, Bo (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 38.


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