Reichenbach's sunbird

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Reichenbach's sunbird
Reichenbach's sunbird (Anabathmis reichenbachii) on Musa argentii Ankasa.jpg
Ankasa Forest Reserve, Ghana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anabathmis
Species:
A. reichenbachii
Binomial name
Anabathmis reichenbachii
(Hartlaub, 1857)
Synonyms

Nectarinia reichenbachii

Reichenbach's sunbird (Anabathmis reichenbachii) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest.

The bird is named after the German botanist and zoologist Heinrich Ludwig Reichenbach. [2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Anabathmis reichenbachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22717705A94547607. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717705A94547607.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 282.