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Cinnyris congensis

Nectarinia congensis

Identification

Distribution

Zaire and Congo (banks of upper Congo and Ubangi rivers).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1] and is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view

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