Bocage's sunbird
| Bocage's sunbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Nectarinia |
| Species: | N. bocagii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nectarinia bocagii Shelley, 1879 | |
The Bocage's sunbird (Nectarinia bocagii) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Portuguese naturalist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia bocagii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 57–58.
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