Malachite sunbird

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.

Malachite sunbird
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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