Giant sunbird

The giant sunbird (Dreptes thomensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is the only species in the genus Dreptes.[2] It is endemic to the island of São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe), where it occurs in the central massif.[1]

Giant sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Dreptes
Illiger, 1811
Species:
D. thomensis
Binomial name
Dreptes thomensis
Synonyms
  • Nectarinia thomensis Barboza du Bocage, 1889

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first described by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1889.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Dreptes thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717719A132236453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717719A132236453.en.
  2. HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3, accessed 16 January 2019


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