Anabathmis
Genus of birds
Anabathmis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Anabathmis Reichenow, 1905 |
Type species | |
Nectarinia reichenbachii[1] Hartlaub, 1857 | |
Species | |
Anabathmis reichenbachii |
Anabathmis is a genus of sunbirds.
Species
It contains three species:[2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Reichenbach's sunbird
| Anabathmis reichenbachii (Hartlaub, 1857) | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Príncipe sunbird
| Anabathmis hartlaubii (Hartlaub, 1857) | Príncipe island. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Newton's sunbird
| Anabathmis newtonii (Bocage, 1887) | São Tomé Island. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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The name is Greek for step or stair.[3]
References
- ^ "Nectariniidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Anabathmis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.