Dusky sunbird

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Dusky sunbird
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Non-breeding male in Northern Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. fuscus
Binomial name
Cinnyris fuscus
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms

Nectarinia fusca

Dusky sunbird near Halali in Etosha National Park Namibia

The dusky sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. This relatively dull sunbird is found in arid savanna, thickets and shrubland (e.g. Karoo) in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717950A94559334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717950A94559334.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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