Rockefeller's sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
| Rockefeller's sunbird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. rockefelleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris rockefelleri Chapin, 1932
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| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia rockefelleri | |
Taxonomy edit
This species is part of a larger radiation of sunbirds within the genus Cinnyris. Like other members of this genus, it was formerly considered part of the genus Nectarinia.
Distribution and habitat edit
This species is only known from the Albertine Rift in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is found in montane forest between 2000 and 3300 m in elevation.[2] Sight records of this species exist from Rwanda and Burundi, but these lack documentation and have yet to be confirmed.[2]
Conservation edit
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris rockefelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717941A94558639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717941A94558639.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (4 March 2020). "Rockefeller's Sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, New York, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.rocsun2.01. S2CID 216425204.
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