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Cinnyris loveridgei

Nectarinia loveridgei

[edit] Identification

11cm. Long curved bill. Iridescent green head with golden sheen. Thin violet breast band, with orange-red breast below, and yellow-olive flanks to vent. Female is greenish-olive above, with head and throat greyer, and underparts yellower.

[edit] Distribution

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

Montane forest

[edit] Behaviour

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