Rockefeller's sunbird

Rockefeller's sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Rockefeller's sunbird
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Cinnyris
Species:	C. rockefelleri
Binomial name
Cinnyris rockefelleri Chapin, 1932
Synonyms
Nectarinia rockefelleri

Taxonomy

This species is part of a larger radiation of sunbirds within the genus Cinnyris. Like other members of this genus, it was formerly considered part of the genus Nectarinia.

Distribution and habitat

This species is only known from the Albertine Rift in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is found in montane forest between 2000 and 3300 m in elevation.^[2] Sight records of this species exist from Rwanda and Burundi, but these lack documentation and have yet to be confirmed.^[2]

Conservation

It is threatened by habitat loss.