# Giant sunbird

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The **giant sunbird** (***Dreptes thomensis***) is a species of bird in the family [Nectariniidae](/source/Nectariniidae). It is the only species in the genus ***Dreptes***.[1] It is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to the island of [São Tomé](/source/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_Island) ([São Tomé and Príncipe](/source/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)), where it occurs in the central massif.[2]

Its natural [habitats](/source/Habitat) are [subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest](/source/Subtropical_or_tropical_moist_lowland_forest) and subtropical or tropical moist [montane forests](/source/Montane_forest). It is threatened by [habitat loss](/source/Habitat_loss). The species was first described by [José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Vicente_Barbosa_du_Bocage) in 1889.

## References

1. [HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/taxonomy), accessed 16 January 2019

1. BirdLife International (2018). "*Dreptes thomensis*". Vol. 2018. [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717719A132236453.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717719A132236453.en). Retrieved 17 November 2021.

## External links

- [BirdLife Species Factsheet.](http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=8257)

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