Pygmy sunbird

Pygmy sunbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Hedydipna
Species:
H. platura
Binomial name
Hedydipna platura
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms

Anthreptes platurus
Anthodiaeta platura

The pygmy sunbird (Hedydipna platura) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.[1]

Description

Male birds have green back, yellow belly, and an extremely long central tail feather, while females have gray-brown upperparts and dim-yellow underparts.[2]


References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Hedydipna platura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717672A131977543. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717672A131977543.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pygmy Sunbird - eBird". ebird.org.


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