Gurney's sugarbird
| Gurney's sugarbird | |
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| At Cavern Resort, KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Promeropidae |
| Genus: | Promerops |
| Species: | P. gurneyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Promerops gurneyi Verreaux, 1871 | |
The Gurney's sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi) is a species of bird in the Promeropidae family.
It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British Banker and amateur ornithologist John Henry Gurney (1819-1890).[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Promerops gurneyi". 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. p. 153.
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External links
- Gurney's sugarbird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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