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Photo of male by Steve G
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya, August 2007

Hedydipna pallidigaster

Anthreptes pallidigaster

[edit] Identification

Length 9 cm
Male: Upperparts, head, throat and breast are iridescent green, and the belly, flanks and vent are white; it has red pectoral tufts.
Female: Greyish.

[edit] Distribution

Eastern Africa: Extremely limited range in coastal south-eastern Kenya (Arabuko-Sokoke Forest) and, rare, north-eastern Tanzania (East Usambara and Udzungwa Mountains).

[edit] Taxonomy

Photo of female by Steve G
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya, August 2007

This is one of the four Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Hedydipna from the genus Anthreptes.

Hedydipna pallidigaster is monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Forest and forest edges. Classified as Endangered in the 2007 IUCN Red List due to deforestation within its limited range.

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds on nectar and arthropods.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BirdLife International (2007) Species factsheet: Anthreptes pallidigaster. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/10/2007
3. Lepage D. 2007. Avibase. Search for "Hedydipna pallidigaster" downloaded 25 October 2007.

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• Steve G's thread on the Amani Sunbird in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest.