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Cyanomitra oritis

Nectarinia oritis

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Western Africa: found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)

[edit] Taxonomy

This is one of the seven Sunbirds that have recently been moved into the genus Cyanomitra from the genus Nectarinia.

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

• C. o. poensis:

• Montane forests of Bioko Island (Gulf of Guinea)

• C. o. bansoensis:

• Highlands of western Cameroon

• C. o. oritis:

• Montane forests of Mount Cameroon

[edit] Habitat

Montane forest and clearings.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

[edit] External Links