- Purple-banded Sunbird
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Purple-banded Sunbird A male at Ngwenya Resort, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae Genus: Nectarinia Species: N. bifasciata Binomial name Nectarinia bifasciata
(Shaw, 1812)The Purple-banded Sunbird (Nectarinia bifasciata or Cinnyris bifasciatus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. 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.
The Tsavo Sunbird, sometimes lumped with the Purple-banded, is here considered a separate species.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Nectarinia bifasciata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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