The Mayotte sunbird (''Cinnyris coquerellii'') is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family
Nectariniidae
Sunbirds and spiderhunters make up the family Nectariniidae of passerine birds. They are small, slender passerines from the Old World, usually with downward-curved bills. Many are brightly coloured, often with iridescent feathers, particularly i ...
.
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Mayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...
and surrounding islets in the southeastern
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
.
Its natural
habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forest
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s.
References
* BirdLife International 2004.
Nectarinia coquerellii 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
Mayotte sunbird
The Mayotte sunbird (''Cinnyris coquerellii'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
It is endemic to Mayotte and surrounding islets in the southeastern Comoros.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
...
Birds of Mayotte
Mayotte sunbird
The Mayotte sunbird (''Cinnyris coquerellii'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
It is endemic to Mayotte and surrounding islets in the southeastern Comoros.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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