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South Moluccan Sunbird
Cinnyris clementiae Lesson, RP, 1827
Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
South Moluccan Sunbird, Cinnyris clementiae, is a passerine in the sunbird family Nectariniidae, found in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, with its breeding range from Buru and Seram to the Kai Islands. It was first described by Lesson in 1827. The male is set apart from related olive-backed sunbirds by its black underparts rather than yellow. It is endemic to Buru, Seram and the Kai Islands, and occurs in mangroves, forest edges, open scrub, parks and gardens.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Buru and Seram to Kai Is.
