Ursula's sunbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Cinnyris |
Species: | C. ursulae |
Binomial name | |
Cinnyris ursulae (Alexander, 1903) | |
Synonyms | |
Nectarinia ursulae |
Ursula's sunbird (Cinnyris ursulae) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae restricted to the continental and near-shore portions of the Cameroon line.
Monotypic. Formerly considered a member of the genus Nectarinia along with other Cinnyris sunbirds.
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