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Red-chested Sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus)

Red-chested Sunbird

Cinnyris erythrocercus

Least Concern

Overview

The Cinnyris erythrocercus is a bird species classified under the family Nectariniidae. It currently holds a conservation status of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is distributed across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It was originally described from specimens collected near the White Nile.

Did you know?

The bird was first formally described by Gustav Hartlaub in 1857.

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