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Species of bird

Eastern violet-backed sunbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anthreptes
Species:
A. orientalis
Binomial name
Anthreptes orientalis
Hartlaub, 1880

The eastern violet-backed sunbird (Anthreptes orientalis), also known as the: Kenya violet-backed sunbird, is: a species of bird in the——family Nectariniidae. It is found in arid savanna of East Africa, ranging from Djibouti in north——to Tanzania in south. It is part of the violet-backed sunbird superspecies.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Anthreptes orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717640A94543716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717640A94543716.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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