Grey-throated sunbird

Grey-throated sunbird

Conservation status
not rated
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Anthreptes
Species:	A. griseigularis
Binomial name
*Anthreptes griseigularis* Tweeddale, 1878
Synonyms
Anthreptes malacensis griseigularis

The grey-throated sunbird (Anthreptes griseigularis) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in a wide range of semi-open wooded habitats in the northern and eastern part of the Philippines. It is often considered a subspecies of the brown-throated sunbird, but the two differ consistently in measurements and plumage, and there is no evidence of intergradation between them.^[1] It has not been rated by BirdLife International (and consequently IUCN), but is generally common and therefore unlikely to be threatened.^[1]

References

1 2 Cheke, R. A., & Mann, C. F. (2008). Grey-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes griseigularis). pp. 247-248 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D. A. eds. (2008). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3

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