Plain-throated Sunbirds, Violet-backed Sunbirds, and Allies
Anthreptes
Anthreptes is a genus of birds in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species
Brown-throated Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes malacensis
Plain Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes simplex
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes orientalis
Red-throated Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes rhodolaemus
Mouse-brown Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes gabonicus
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes longuemarei
Gray-chinned Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes tephrolaemus
Little Green Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes seimundi
Violet-tailed Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes aurantius
Plain-backed Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes reichenowi
Yellow-chinned Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes rectirostris
Banded Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes rubritorques
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes neglectus
Gray-throated Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes griseigularis
Anchieta's Sunbird
speciesAnthreptes anchietae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13355.