Scarlet-tufted sunbird

Scarlet-tufted sunbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Nectarinia
Species:
N. johnstoni
Binomial name
Nectarinia johnstoni
Shelley, 1885

The scarlet-tufted sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni) is a species of bird in the Nectarinia of the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. It is also known as the red-tufted sunbird and the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird.[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Nectarinia johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717984A132115208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717984A132115208.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.