Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters :: Purple-banded Sunbird

Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus

Described by: Shaw (1812)
Alternate common name(s): Little Purple-banded Sunbird
Old scientific name(s): Nectarinia bifasciata

Photographs

Kenya - Jan, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen  Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen 
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Range

(1) Gabon, Congo, s. Zaire, and c. Angola.
(2) Uganda, Rwanda, w. Kenya, Tanzania including Zanzibar and Mofia Is., n. Malawi, n. Mozambique, n. Zimbabwe, Zambia, n. Namibia, n. Botswana, and Angola.
(3) Se. Zambia, s. Zimbabwe, s. Mozambique and South Africa (ex. e. Transvaal, e. Swaziland, and n. Natal).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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