- Anabathmis
Taxobox
name = " Anabathmis "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia =Nectariniidae
genus = " Anabathmis "
genus_authority = Reichenow, 1905
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = "A.. reichenbachii"
"A. hartlaubii"
"A. newtonii""Anabathmis" is a genus of
Africa nsunbird s. Its members are sometimes included in "Nectarinia ". Two species are endemic toSao Tomé and Principe .Its members are:
*Reichenbach's Sunbird , "Anabathmis reichenbachii"
*Principe Sunbird , "Anabathmis hartlaubii"
*Newton's Sunbird , "Anabathmis newtonii"The sunbirds are a group of very small
Old World passerine bird s which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/52973/all Nectarinia reichenbachii] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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