Bocage's sunbird explained

Bocage's sunbird (Nectarinia bocagii) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.It is present in the Bié Plateau (Angola) and southern DRC.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Portuguese naturalist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Beolens, Bo . Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. 2003. Christopher Helm . London . 57–58 . Watkins, Michael.

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