Malagasy green sunbird
Malagasy green sunbird | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Cinnyris |
Species: | C. notatus |
Binomial name | |
Cinnyris notatus (Müller, 1776) | |
Synonyms | |
Nectarinia notata |
The Malagasy green sunbird (Cinnyris notatus), also known as the long-billed green sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It has been placed in the genus Nectarinia. It is found in the Comoros and Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Taxonomy
[edit]The taxon moebii, by most authorities considered a subspecies of the Long-billed Green Sunbird, has occasionally been considered a separate species, the Comoro green sunbird (Cinnyris moebii).
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris notatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103804241A94562829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103804241A94562829.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.