The Congo sunbird (Cinnyris congensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. congensis
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| Cinnyris congensis (van Oort, 1910)
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Taxonomy edit
Monotypic. Formerly considered part of the genus Nectarinia, along with other members of the genus Cinnyris.
Distribution and habitat edit
Known from the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it occurs in riverine forests along the banks of the middle Congo River and its tributaries.[2]
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Cinnyris congensis.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnyris congensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717998A94561701. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717998A94561701.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (4 March 2020). "Congo Sunbird (Cinnyris congensis), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, New York, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.consun2.01. S2CID 216173261.
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