| Malachite sunbird | |
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| Male in breeding plumage on pincushion protea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Nectarinia |
| Species: | N. famosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Nectarinia famosa (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Synonyms | |
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Certhia famosa Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. They pollinate many flowering plants, particularly those with long corolla tubes, in the Fynbos.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Nectarinia famosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717979A132114939. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717979A132114939.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.