Pemba sunbird

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Pemba sunbird
Pemba Sunbird, Manta Resort, Pemba Island (8494780065).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. pembae
Binomial name
Cinnyris pembae
(Reichenow, 1905)
Synonyms

Nectarinia pembae

The Pemba sunbird (Cinnyris pembae) is a species of bird in the sunbird family. It is endemic to Pemba Island, in Tanzania.

A breeding pair were seen feeding their chicks in the characteristic hanging nest on Unguja Island in June 2018.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris pembae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718017A94562636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718017A94562636.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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