Loveridge's sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.

Loveridge's sunbird
Male specimen
Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. loveridgei
Binomial name
Cinnyris loveridgei
Hartert, 1922
Synonyms

Nectarinia loveridgei

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the American herpetologist Arthur Loveridge .[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris loveridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717931A94558159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717931A94558159.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 213.
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