- Grey-headed Sunbird
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Grey-headed Sunbird Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae Genus: Anthreptes Species: A. axillaris Binomial name Anthreptes axillaris
(Reichenow, 1893)The Grey-headed Sunbird, Anthreptes axillaris, is a small passerine bird which breeds in mixed forest in Zaire, Uganda and Tanzania.
This sunbird is often treated as a subspecies of Scarlet-tufted Sunbird, Anthreptes fraseri, but is not known to intergrade. Both taxa are often placed in Deleornis.
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Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Birds of Uganda
- Anthreptes
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