Cyanomitra
Sign in to saveCyanomitra is a genus of African sunbirds. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae
Observations recorded138,880
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 431
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Collections
- CLO, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Ghana, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Gabon, Sao Tome And Principe, Cameroon, Kenya, Dr Congo
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Cyanomitra is a genus of African sunbirds. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia.
The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cyanomitra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.