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Tiny Sunbird
Cinnyris minullus Reichenow, 1899
Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
Tiny Sunbird, Cinnyris minullus, is a bird of the African tropical rainforest, with a breeding range from Sierra Leone and Liberia to Uganda, DR Congo and Gabon, including Bioko I. It is a member of the sunbird family and was described by Reichenow in 1899. It is sparsely spread across this forest zone. The species is the smallest in its genus. Adults show marked differences between the sexes, and the juvenile is like the female. It occurs in primary and secondary forest, at forest edges, in clearings, among scattered savanna trees and near villages.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: Sierra Leone and Liberia to Uganda, DR Congo and Gabon and Bioko I.
