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;[[:Category:Hedydipna|Hedydipna]] platura | ;[[:Category:Hedydipna|Hedydipna]] platura | ||
''Anthreptes platurus'' | ''Anthreptes platurus'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male 9–16 cm (3½-6¼ in); Female 8–9 cm (3-3½)<br /> | ||
A very attractive tiny hyperactive Sunbird, the males of which have long tail extensions. | A very attractive tiny hyperactive Sunbird, the males of which have long tail extensions. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Sunbird pygmy fem - gambella 2 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Gambella, [[Ethiopia]], December 2010]] | |
| + | [[Africa]]: [[Mauritania]] and [[Senegal]] east to [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], and perhaps locally in western [[Ethiopia]], south to northern [[Ivory Coast]], northern [[Nigeria]], northern [[Central African Republic]], northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], and northern [[Uganda]]; resident in northern part of range, only a breeding visitor to southern portions of range. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
This is one of the four Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Hedydipna'' from the genus ''Anthreptes''. | This is one of the four Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Hedydipna'' from the genus ''Anthreptes''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry savanna woodland, thorn scrub. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of nectar, pollen, petals from acacia trees, insects, ants and spiders. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016) | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 24 August 2022
- Hedydipna platura
Anthreptes platurus
Identification
Male 9–16 cm (3½-6¼ in); Female 8–9 cm (3-3½)
A very attractive tiny hyperactive Sunbird, the males of which have long tail extensions.
Distribution
Africa: Mauritania and Senegal east to Sudan, South Sudan, and perhaps locally in western Ethiopia, south to northern Ivory Coast, northern Nigeria, northern Central African Republic, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Uganda; resident in northern part of range, only a breeding visitor to southern portions of range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This is one of the four Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Hedydipna from the genus Anthreptes.
Habitat
Dry savanna woodland, thorn scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of nectar, pollen, petals from acacia trees, insects, ants and spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pygmy Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Sunbird
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