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Humblot's Sunbird
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Humblot's Sunbird
Cinnyris humbloti
The Humblot's sunbird (Cinnyris humbloti) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the islands of Grand Comoro and Mohéli in the Comoros.
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Description
The adult male Humblot's sunbird has green upperparts with a dark or gold gloss. In the nominate subspecies the throat and upper breast are glossy green with a red lower breast, in the subspecies from Mohéli the upperparts are duller and the throat and upper breast are glossed with purple. It has yellow pectoral tufts and the lower breast and belly are yellowish green. The adult female is olive green above, greyer on the head with a brighter rump and greyer underparts with dark spots and streaks, has a white tip to the tail and pectoral tufts. They are 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length and the male weights 5.5–7 grams (0.19–0.25 oz), the female 5.5–8 grams (0.19–0.28 oz).
Voice. The song of Humblot's sunbird consists of a series of chipping notes, which are mixed up. Alarm and contact calls are a harsh scolding "tssk, tssk".
Range & habitat
Humblot's sunbird is endemic to Grand Comoro and Moheli in the Comoros. It is found in forest, gardens and scrub from sea level to 790 metres (2,590 ft) above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The scientific name commemorates the French naturalist Léon Humblot.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 145200.