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[[Image:Tacazze_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Solomon|Solomon}}<br /> Outskirts of Asmara, [[Eritrea]], February 2005]] | [[Image:Tacazze_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Solomon|Solomon}}<br /> Outskirts of Asmara, [[Eritrea]], February 2005]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:54, 9 November 2014
- Nectarinia tacazze
Identification
Male 22 cm, female 15 cm
A large highland sunbird with elongated central tail feathers.
In colouration it is a mixture of dark iridescent green (on the head and neck) and purple (on its back).
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- N. t. tacazze:
- N. t. jacksoni:
Habitat
Open highland forests between 1750 4250 m. Heathland, bamboo, gardens and other cultivated areas.
Behaviour
An aggressive bird, which will protect his food source from all other birds.
Diet
There main dies is nectar, but they also eat insects, spiders etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tacazze Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tacazze_Sunbird
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