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Johanna's Sunbird
Cinnyris johannae Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1851
Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
Johanna's Sunbird, Cinnyris johannae, is a bird of western and central Africa, where it is found across the tropical rainforest belt. It belongs to the sunbird family, Nectariniidae, and is part of the passerine order. The name honours Johanna Verreaux, the wife of the French naturalist Édouard Verreaux. Described by Verreaux, J and Verreaux, É in 1851, it is one of the African sunbirds associated with rainforest habitats.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: w, c
