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Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Anthreptes

Western Violet-backed Sunbird

Anthreptes longuemarei

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (wvbsun1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anthreptes

Subspecies (3)

Anthreptes longuemarei angolensis

Gabon, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola to western Tanzania and western Malawi
Anthreptes longuemarei longuemarei

Senegal eastward to southern South Sudan and western Kenya
Anthreptes longuemarei nyassae

southeastern Tanzania to Malawi, eastern Mozambique, and eastern Zimbabwe

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (wvbsun1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.