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Neergaard's sunbird

Neergaard's sunbird (Cinnyris neergaardi) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Mozambique and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest near the coast, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It is named after Paul Neergaard, a Danish recruiting officer for the Wenela agency, who was stationed in southern Mozambique.[5][6]

Neergaard's sunbird
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. neergaardi
Binomial name
Cinnyris neergaardi
  endemic range[2][3][4]
Synonyms
  • Nectarinia neergardi (C. H. B. Grant, 1908)

Description edit

Neergaard's sunbird is a small species with a relatively short beak. The adult male has a metallic green head, back, and throat, black wings, a blue rump, and a brownish-black tail. It has yellow pectoral tufts, a narrow blue collar, a scarlet lower breast, and a black belly. The adult female has a greyish-brown head and upper parts, an olive-brown rump, and a dark brown tail. There is a pale supercilium over the eye, and the underparts are pale greyish brown. The eyes in both sexes are dark brown, and the beak and legs are black. The juvenile resembles the female.[7]

Ecology edit

Neergaard's sunbird feeds in the canopy, often in the company of the amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina). It feeds on nectar, insects, and spiders.[7]

Status edit

Neergaard's sunbird has a limited range and a moderately small population. It is restricted to the coastal belt of Mozambique and South Africa between Inhambane in southern Mozambique and Richards Bay in northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. There are two separate populations in Mozambique, one north of the Limpopo River and one south of Maputo. Its habitat is dry woodland, especially on sandy soil, and coastal scrub.

Although this bird is common at some of the locations where it occurs, the population is thought to be in decline because of habitat destruction, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "near threatened".[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Cinnyris neergaardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717903A131980130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717903A131980130.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Harrison, J. A., ed. (1997). The Atlas of Southern African birds: Vol.2 Passerines (PDF). Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa. p. 499. ISBN 0-620-20730-2. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ Parker, Vincent (1999). The atlas of the birds of Sul Do Save, Southern Mozambique. Cape Town: Avian Demography Unit & The Endangered Wildlife Trust. ISBN 0620242663.
  4. ^ Hockey, P. A. R.; Dean, W. R. J.; Ryan, P. G. (2005). Roberts Birds of Southern Africa (7th ed.). Cape Town: Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. pp. 991–992. ISBN 0-620-34053-3.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
  6. ^ "Paul Neergaard". S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Mann, Clive F.; Cheke, Robert A. (2010). Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 266–267. ISBN 978-1-4081-3568-6.

External links edit

  • Neergaard's Sunbird species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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