Violet-tailed Sunbird
Anthreptes aurantiusVerreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851
English (US) Violet-tailed Sunbird
The Violet-tailed Sunbird (Anthreptes aurantius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Cameroon to Gabon, northeastern Angola, Central African Republic, and northeastern Democratic Republic of the CongoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anthreptes aurantius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Violet-tailed Sunbird
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anthreptes aurantium
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851
- Type locality
- Gabon.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 3 p.417
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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