Newton's sunbird

Newton's sunbird
Male
Female
both on São Tomé island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anabathmis
Species:
A. newtonii
Binomial name
Anabathmis newtonii
(Bocage, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Nectarinia newtonii Bocage, 1887
Chrysococcyx cupreus in a spawn of Anabathmis newtonii - MHNT

Newton's sunbird, or the São Tomé sunbird (Anabathmis newtonii) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.[1] It is endemic to São Tomé Island.[1] It is one of the smallest sunbirds.[2] In general, the bird has dark olive upperparts - the male has an iridescent green-purple throat and upper breast region, while females have a dull olive throat and yellowish underparts, but underparts in female youth do not develop into yellow until later sexual maturity.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International (2018). "Anabathmis newtonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717714A131458327. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717714A131458327.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Patrice Christy - William Clarke, "SOUIMANGA DE NEWTON", Le Guide des oiseaux de São Tomé et Príncipe (in French), ECOFAC, archived from the original on 2008-05-09
  3. ^ "Anabathmis newtonii (Newton's Sunbird) - Avibase".


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