Collared Sunbird - Citizendia

Collared Sunbird

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Hedydipna
Species:	H. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The sunbirds and '''spiderhunters''' are very small Passerine Birds which feed largely on Nectar, although they will also take insects especially Hedydipna is a genus of African Sunbirds Its members are sometimes included in Anthreptes. collaris

Binomial name

Hedydipna collaris
(Vieillot, 1819)

The Collared Sunbird, Hedydipna collaris (formerly placed in the genus Nectarinia), is a sunbird. Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot ( May 10, 1748 - 1831 was a French Ornithologist. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The sunbirds and '''spiderhunters''' are very small Passerine Birds which feed largely on Nectar, although they will also take insects especially The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Nectar is a Sugar -rich liquid produced by plants It is produced either by the Flowers in which it attracts pollinating animals or by extrafloral Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Collared Sunbird is in fact mainly insectivorous. An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of Insects and similar small creatures

Sunbird flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time. Hummingbirds are Birds in the family Trochilidae, and are endemic to the Americas.

Collared Sunbird is a common breeder across most of sub-Saharan Africa. The Sahara (الصحراء الكبرى aṣ-ṣaḥrā´ al-kubra, "The Great Desert" is the world's largest hot Desert and the world's second largest Two or three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. In most Birds and Reptiles an egg ( Latin ovum) is the Zygote, resulting from Fertilization of the Ovum. It is a seasonal migrant within its range. Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability

Collared Sunbirds are tiny, only 9-10 cm long. They have short thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to nectar feeding.

The adult male has glossy green upperparts and head with a yellow belly and narrow purple breast band. The female is a duller green above and entirely yellow below.

This species is found in forests near water.

References

Birds of The Gambia by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN 1-873403-32-1

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
network: | |