Genus: Nectarinia
Description
About six species of Sunbird from Africa.
Taxonomy
Nectarinia is a genus in the Family Nectariniidae.
Before the work of Irwin2 (1999, cited by Cheke, 20081 & Percy Fitzpatrick Institute, 20023), this genus included most of the African Sunbirds. However, Irwin split the genus placing the species in nine different genera.
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| N. bocagii | Bocage's Sunbird | ||
| N. purpureiventris | Purple-breasted Sunbird | ||
| N. tacazze | Tacazze Sunbird | ||
| N. kilimensis | Bronzy Sunbird | ||
| N. famosa | Malachite Sunbird | ||
| N. johnstoni | Red-tufted Sunbird | ||
References
- Cheke RA 2008. Animal classification: Sunbirds. Downloaded from http://www.answers.com/topic/sunbirds-nectariniidae-biological-family on 7 March 2008.
- Irwin MPS 1999. The Genus Nectarinia and the evolution and diversification of Sunbirds: An Afrotropical perspective. Honeyguide 45, 45–58.
- Percy Fitzpatrick Institute. 2002. The largest genus of birds takes a tumble. Africa Birds and Birding Vol. 7, No. 2, p19. (Avilable at http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za/pdf/fitzam02.pdf).
Pages in category ‘Nectarinia’
The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
