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[[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]] | [[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]] | ||
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Subspecies ''neumanni'' is not generally recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | Subspecies ''neumanni'' is not generally recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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Semi-arid acacia bush and gardens. | Semi-arid acacia bush and gardens. | ||
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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
