Giant sunbird
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Dreptes Illiger, 1811 |
| Species: | D. thomensis
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| Dreptes thomensis | |
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The giant sunbird (Dreptes thomensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is the only species in the genus Dreptes.[2] It is endemic to the island of São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe), where it occurs in the central massif.[1]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first described by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1889.
References[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Dreptes thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717719A132236453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717719A132236453.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3, accessed 16 January 2019
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Nectariniidae
- Endemic birds of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Birds described in 1889
- Fauna of São Tomé Island
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