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| + | [[Image:23133eastern_violet-backed_DB.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Lake Baringo, [[Kenya]], December 2006]] | ||
;[[:Category:Anthreptes|Anthreptes]] orientalis | ;[[:Category:Anthreptes|Anthreptes]] orientalis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Eastern [[Africa]] | + | Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and [[Tanzania]]. |
| + | [[Image:Female Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Soi Safari Lodge, Lake Baringo, [[Kenya]], September 2010]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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| + | Subspecies ''neumanni'' is not generally recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Semi-arid acacia bush and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anthreptes+orientalis}} | {{GSearch|Anthreptes+orientalis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthreptes]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthreptes]] | ||
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Alternative name: Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
- Anthreptes orientalis
Identification
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies neumanni is not generally recognised[2].
Habitat
Semi-arid acacia bush and gardens.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Violet-backed_Sunbird
