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Bocage's sunbird

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Nectarinia

Higher classification
  
Nectarinia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Nectariniidae

Scientific name
  
Nectarinia bocagii

Rank
  
Species

Bocage's sunbird

Similar
  
Ludwig's double‑collared sunbird, Príncipe sunbird, Oustalet's sunbird, Ursula's sunbird, Anjouan sunbird

The Bocage's sunbird (Nectarinia bocagii) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola and the DRC.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Portuguese naturalist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.

References

Bocage's sunbird Wikipedia