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Cinnyris nectarinioides

Nectarinia nectarinioides

[edit] Identification

Black, iridescent green neck, long down curved bill, black eye, legs and feet. Smallest sunbird.

[edit] Distribution

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes nectar.

[edit] Breeding

Nest is purse-shaped, suspended and built by the female, who also incubates the 1-3 eggs alone. The male helps with rearing the young.

[edit] References

Answers.com

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