Buff-throated sunbird

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Buff-throated sunbird
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Chalcomitra
Species:
C. adelberti
Binomial name
Chalcomitra adelberti
(Gervais, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Nectarinia adelberti

The buff-throated sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Chalcomitra adelberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22717778A94551393. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717778A94551393.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.