Loveridge's sunbird

Loveridge's sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.

Loveridge's sunbird
Male specimen Nairobi National Museum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Cinnyris
Species:	C. loveridgei
Binomial name
Cinnyris loveridgei Hartert, 1922
Synonyms
Nectarinia loveridgei

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the American herpetologist Arthur Loveridge .^[2]