Pemba sunbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. pembae
Binomial name
Cinnyris pembae
Reichenow, 1905
Range in Tanzania
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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