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Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus Scientific name definitions

Robert Cheke, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Clive Mann, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 19, 2017

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Recommended Citation

Cheke, R., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, C. Mann, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Shining Sunbird (Cinnyris habessinicus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.shisun3.01