Anjouan sunbird

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Anjouan sunbird
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. comorensis
Binomial name
Cinnyris comorensis
Peters, 1864

The Anjouan sunbird (Cinnyris comorensis) is a species of bird in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Anjouan island in the Comoros, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. [1] Male birds of this species are more colorful than females. The color of female bird is cloudy yellow, while male bird has 3-4 colors like black, brown, green and blue.

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris comorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22717817A94553660. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717817A94553660.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.