Tacazze sunbird
Species of bird
Tacazze sunbird | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Nectarinia |
Species: | N. tacazze |
Binomial name | |
Nectarinia tacazze (Stanley, 1814) |
The Tacazze sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Habitat
The bird is named after the Tacazze or Tekezé River and may easily be observed in nearby districts such as Degua Tembien in north Ethiopia.[2] The species is found in evergreen forest, mountain woodlands and areas with scattered trees including Ficus sp., Euphorbia abyssinica and Juniperus procera.
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Nairobi National Museum
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Nectarinia tacazze". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717958A94559801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717958A94559801.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.
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