Newton's Sunbird

Newton's Sunbird
Newton's Sunbird
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Nectarinia
Species: N. newtonii
Binomial name
Nectarinia newtonii
(Barboza du Bocage, 1887)

The Newton's Sunbird (Nectarinia newtonii) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.[1] It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. It is one of the smallest sunbirds.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Nectarinia newtonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/148993. 
  2. ^ Patrice Christy - William Clarke, "SOUIMANGA DE NEWTON" (in French), Le Guide des oiseaux de São Tomé et Príncipe, ECOFAC, http://www.ecofac.org/GuideOiseauxSTP/N112_SouimangaNewton/N112_SouimangaDeNewton.htm