Malachite sunbird
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The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. They pollinate many flowering plants, particularly those with long corolla tubes, in the Fynbos.
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Malachite sunbird | |
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Male in breeding plumage on pincushion protea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Nectarinia |
Species: | N. famosa |
Binomial name | |
Nectarinia famosa (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
Synonyms | |
Certhia famosa Linnaeus, 1766 |
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