Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes neglectusNeumann, OR, 1922
English (US) Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
The Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes neglectus) 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: lowland coastal forest of southeastern Kenya, Tanzania, and northern MozambiqueRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anthreptes neglectus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
- Described by
- Neumann, OR, 1922
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anthreptes longuemarei neglectus
- Described by
- Neumann, OR, 1922
- Type locality
- Uluguru Mts., Tanganyika Territory.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 30 p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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