Violet-tailed sunbird

Violet-tailed sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anthreptes
Species: A. aurantium
Binomial name
Anthreptes aurantium
Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851
Synonyms

Anthreptes aurantius

The violet-tailed sunbird (Anthreptes aurantium) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found near water in forest, scrub and mangrove in the Central African countries of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. It is part of the violet-backed sunbird superspecies.

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