Prigogine's double-collared sunbird

Prigogine's sunbird or Prigogine's double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris prigoginei) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Prigogine's double-collared sunbird
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Cinnyris
Species:	C. prigoginei
Binomial name
Cinnyris prigoginei MacDonald, 1958
Synonyms
Cinnyris afer prigoginei Nectarinia prigoginei

Taxonomy

It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris afer).^[2] Alternatively, it has been considered related to other members of the greater double-collared sunbird species complex, including Stuhlmann's sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni) and montane double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris ludovicensis), but it is now regarded as a full species.^[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the Marungu highlands of Tanganyika Province, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is montane forest.^[3]

Conservation

It is threatened by habitat loss.^[3]