Nectarinia
| Nectarinia | |
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| Tacazze sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Nectarinia Illiger, 1811 |
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Nectarinia is a genus of birds in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. What species belong to it has been highly contentious for many decades. Towards the late 20th century, the dominant trend was to use it to group all "typical" sunbirds. More recently taxonomists have divided the Nectarinia into eight genera which are now considered distinct from Nectarinia: Leptocoma, Anabathmis, Chalcomitra, Cinnyris, Cyanomitra, Dreptes, Anthobaphes, and Drepanorhynchus.
The genus now contains six species:[1]
- Bocage's sunbird, Nectarinia bocagii
- Purple-breasted sunbird, Nectarinia purpureiventris
- Tacazze sunbird, Nectarinia tacazze
- Bronzy sunbird, Nectarinia kilimensis
- Malachite sunbird, Nectarinia famosa
- Scarlet-tufted sunbird, Nectarinia johnstoni
References[]
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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