Cinnyris erythrocercus (Hartlaub, 1857) is a animal in the Nectariniidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cinnyris erythrocercus (Hartlaub, 1857)

Cinnyris erythrocercus (Hartlaub, 1857)

The red-chested sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus) is a Nectariniidae bird found across multiple countries in East and Central Africa.

Family
Genus
Cinnyris
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Cinnyris erythrocercus (Hartlaub, 1857)

The red-chested sunbird has the scientific name Cinnyris erythrocercus, originally described by Hartlaub in 1857. It is a bird species that belongs to the Nectariniidae family. This species can be found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Photo: (c) Thijs Valkenburg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Thijs Valkenburg · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Nectariniidae Cinnyris

More from Nectariniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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