The grey-headed sunbird (Deleornis axillaris) is a small passerine bird which breeds in mixed forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Deleornis |
| Species: | D. axillaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Deleornis axillaris (Reichenow, 1893)
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| Synonyms | |
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Anthreptes axillaris | |
This sunbird is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Fraser's sunbird, Deleornis fraseri, but is not known to intergrade. Both taxa are sometimes placed in Anthreptes.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Deleornis axillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103792599A104232364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103792599A104232364.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.