Anabathmis

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Anabathmis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anabathmis
Reichenow, 1905
Type species
Nectarinia reichenbachii[1]
Hartlaub, 1857
Species

Anabathmis reichenbachii
Anabathmis hartlaubii
Anabathmis newtonii

Anabathmis is a genus of sunbirds.

Species[edit]

It contains three species:[2]


Genus AnabathmisReichenow, 1905 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Reichenbach's sunbird

Anabathmis reichenbachii
(Hartlaub, 1857)
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria. Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Príncipe sunbird


Male
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Female

Anabathmis hartlaubii
(Hartlaub, 1857)
Príncipe island.
Map of range
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Newton's sunbird


Male
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Female

Anabathmis newtonii
(Bocage, 1887)
São Tomé Island.
Map of range
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 




The name is Greek for step or stair.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nectariniidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Anabathmis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.