Purple-banded sunbird
The purple-banded sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
| Purple-banded sunbird | |
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| A male at Ngwenya Resort, Mpumalanga, South Africa. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Cinnyris |
| Species: | C. bifasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnyris bifasciatus (Shaw, 1812) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia bifasciata | |
The Tsavo sunbird, sometimes lumped with the purple-banded, is here considered a separate species.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia bifasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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