Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters :: Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
Described by: Lesson (1831)
Alternate common name(s): Violet-backed Sunbird, African Violet-backed Sunbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
Photographs
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Range
(1) Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea.
(2) Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, Togo, Benin, s. Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, n. Zaire, s. Chad, s. Sudan and Uganda.
(3) Sw. Tanzania, Burundi, s. Zaire, Malawi, Zambia and e. Angola.
(4) Se. Tanzania, e. Zimbabwe, and n. Mozambique.
Videos
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Sounds
No sounds are available for this species
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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