Zoologists from Trinity, working with a research team in Indonesia, have found several new species of colourful, tropical sunbirds.
Zoologists from Trinity, working with a research team in Indonesia, have found several new species of colourful, tropical sunbirds. The zoologists have identified a new species, the “Wakatobi Sunbird” (Cinnyris infrenatus), which lives on the tiny Wakatobi Islands in central Indonesia.
They also examined the more widespread Olive-backed Sunbirds and Black Sunbirds, and found that individuals named as such actually belonged to multiple unrecognised species.
In combination, these exciting findings have important implications for our understanding of evolution in this biodiverse region.
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A male black sunbird (Photo Credit: Nicola Marples and David Kelly, Trinity College Dublin)
