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Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes longuemarei (Lesson, RP, 1831)
Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
Western Violet-backed Sunbird, Anthreptes longuemarei, is a sunbird of the family Nectariniidae that breeds across western, central, eastern and south-central Africa. It is the most widespread member of the violet-backed sunbird group, and its range covers much of tropical mainland sub-Saharan Africa where the other members of that group are absent. It is mainly associated with mesic woodland.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: w, c, e, sc
