Black-bellied sunbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Cinnyris |
Species: | C. nectarinioides |
Binomial name | |
Cinnyris nectarinioides (Richmond, 1897) |
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Synonyms | |
Nectarinia nectarinioides |
Nectarinia nectarinioides
The black-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris nectarinioides) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. At an average weight of around 5 grams, this is the smallest known species of sunbird.