Anabathmis
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Anabathmis is a genus of African sunbird
s. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia
. Two species are endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe
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Its members are:
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. 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.
Sunbird
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are a family, Nectariniidae, of very small passerine birds. There are 132 species in 15 genera. The family is distributed throughout Africa, southern Asia and just reaches northern Australia. Most sunbirds feed largely on nectar, but also take insects and spiders,...
s. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia
Nectarinia
Nectarinia is a genus of bird in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. What species belong to it has been highly contentious for many decades. Towards the late 20th century, the dominant trend was to use it to group all "typical" sunbirds. More recently it has been split up into many genera, but this...
. Two species are endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
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Its members are:
- Reichenbach's SunbirdReichenbach's SunbirdThe Reichenbach's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
, Anabathmis reichenbachii - Principe SunbirdPríncipe SunbirdThe Príncipe Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
, Anabathmis hartlaubii - Newton's SunbirdNewton's SunbirdThe Newton's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. It is one of the smallest sunbirds....
, Anabathmis newtonii
The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World
Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the "New World" ....
passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. 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.