Gurney's Sugarbird

Promerops gurneyi Verreaux, J, 1871

Promeropidae — Sugarbirds

Gurney's Sugarbird, Promerops gurneyi, lives in south-eastern Africa, mainly in southern African grassland and shrubland at mid to high elevations. It is a passerine in the family Promeropidae. The bird is best known for its long, graduated tail and down-curved bill. It takes nectar from Protea bushes and also eats small insects. Its range is fragmented, and one isolated population occurs in the highlands of eastern Zimbabwe and nearby Mozambique. The species was described by Verreaux, J, 1871.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Promeropidae — Sugarbirds
Breeding range: Africa: se

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