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'''Alternative name: Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird''' | '''Alternative name: Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird''' | ||
| − | [[Image:EaVioletbackedSunbirdAmesta.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo | + | [[Image:EaVioletbackedSunbirdAmesta.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Amesta|Amesta}}<br />Tarangire NP, [[Tanzania]], June, 2016]] |
;[[:Category:Anthreptes|Anthreptes]] orientalis | ;[[:Category:Anthreptes|Anthreptes]] orientalis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 12 cm; a short-billed sunbird | + | 12 cm (4¾ in); a short-billed sunbird |
*Bluish-violet head, nape and chin | *Bluish-violet head, nape and chin | ||
*Bluish-green back and rump | *Bluish-green back and rump | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and [[Tanzania]]. | Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
[[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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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Their diet consists of spiders, insects and nectar. A series of images showing how they collect nectar is shown in [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=3056464#post3056464 this thread]. | Their diet consists of spiders, insects and nectar. A series of images showing how they collect nectar is shown in [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=3056464#post3056464 this thread]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | ||
Revision as of 23:44, 28 November 2016
Alternative name: Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
- Anthreptes orientalis
Identification
12 cm (4¾ in); a short-billed sunbird
- Bluish-violet head, nape and chin
- Bluish-green back and rump
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
Diet
Their diet consists of spiders, insects and nectar. A series of images showing how they collect nectar is shown in this thread.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Violet-backed_Sunbird
