Wakatobi sunbird
The Wakatobi sunbird (Cinnyris infrenatus) is a species of sunbird endemic to the central Indonesian Wakatobi islands. C. infrenatus has a higher pitched voice, darker plumage and shorter wings compared to the olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), to which it is closely related.[2][3][4]
| Wakatobi sunbird | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. infrenatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris infrenatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cinnyris jugularis infrenatus Hartert 1903 | |
The speciation of the olive-backed and Wakatobi sunbirds follows Alfred Wallace's prediction about the Wallace Line, a separation of deep and shallow oceans of Asia and Australia that is difficult for most species to cross.[5]
References
- Fionn Ó Marcaigh; David J Kelly; Darren P O'Connell; et al. (25 October 2022). "Small islands and large biogeographic barriers have driven contrasting speciation patterns in Indo-Pacific sunbirds (Aves: Nectariniidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: zlac081. doi:10.1093/ZOOLINNEAN/ZLAC081. ISSN 1096-3642. Wikidata Q114890172.
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- Dublin, Trinity College. "Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands". phys.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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