Bannerman's sunbird (Cyanomitra bannermani) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cyanomitra |
| Species: | C. bannermani
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanomitra bannermani C. H. B. Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1943
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| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia bannermani | |
Its scientific and common names honor the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman.[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanomitra bannermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717742A94549169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717742A94549169.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 38.
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