Loveridge's sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.
| Loveridge's sunbird | |
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| Male specimen Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. loveridgei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris loveridgei Hartert, 1922
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| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia loveridgei | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the American herpetologist Arthur Loveridge .[2]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris loveridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717931A94558159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717931A94558159.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 213.
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