Cyanomitra
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Cyanomitra is a genus of Africa
n sunbird
s. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia
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.
Its members are:
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n sunbird
Sunbird
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are a family, Nectariniidae, of very small passerine birds. There are 132 species in 15 genera. The family is distributed throughout Africa, southern Asia and just reaches northern Australia. Most sunbirds feed largely on nectar, but also take insects and spiders,...
s. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia
Nectarinia
Nectarinia is a genus of bird in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. What species belong to it has been highly contentious for many decades. Towards the late 20th century, the dominant trend was to use it to group all "typical" sunbirds. More recently it has been split up into many genera, but this...
The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World
Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the "New World" ....
passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
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.
Its members are:
- Green-headed SunbirdGreen-headed SunbirdThe Green-headed Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
, Cyanomitra verticalis - Blue-throated Brown SunbirdBlue-throated Brown SunbirdThe Blue-throated Brown Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
, Cyanomitra cyanolaema - Blue-headed SunbirdBlue-headed SunbirdThe Blue-headed Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
, Cyanomitra alinae - Cameroon SunbirdCameroon SunbirdThe Cameroon Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
, Cyanomitra oritis - Bannerman's SunbirdBannerman's SunbirdThe Bannerman's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
, Cyanomitra bannermani - Olive SunbirdOlive SunbirdThe Olive Sunbird is a species of sunbird found in a large part of Africa south of the Sahel. It prefers forested regions, and is absent from drier, more open regions such as the Horn of Africa and most of south-central and south-western Africa...
, Cyanomitra olivacea - Mouse-coloured SunbirdMouse-coloured SunbirdThe Grey Sunbird or Mouse-coloured Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Tanzania.-References:...
, Cyanomitra veroxii