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Passeriformes / Hyliotidae / Hyliota

Violet-backed Hyliota

Hyliota violacea

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (vibhyl1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hyliotidae
Genus: Hyliota

Subspecies (2)

Hyliota violacea nehrkorni

Liberia to Ghana and Togo
Hyliota violacea violacea

lowlands of Nigeria and Cameroon to Gabon and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (vibhyl1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.