The blue-billed malimbe or Gray's malimbe (Malimbus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Malimbus |
| Species: | M. nitens
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| Binomial name | |
| Malimbus nitens (Gray, JE, 1831)
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It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Malimbus nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719099A132124911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719099A132124911.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
edit- Blue-billed malimbe species text in Weaver Watch
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