Malagasy green sunbird
| Malagasy green sunbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. notatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris notatus (Müller, 1776) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia notata | |
The Malagasy green sunbird (Cinnyris notatus), also known as the long-billed green sunbird, is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It has been placed in the genus Nectarinia. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy
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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia notata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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