Mangrove sunbird

Mangrove sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anthreptes
Species: A. gabonicus
Binomial name
Anthreptes gabonicus
(Hartlaub, 1861)

The mangrove sunbird or mouse-brown sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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