- 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 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Sunbird
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