Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Cinnyris Higher classification Nectarinia | Phylum Chordata Family Nectariniidae Scientific name Cinnyris bifasciatus Rank Species | |
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Similar Sunbird, Bird, Marico sunbird, Shelley's sunbird, Neergaard's sunbird | ||
The purple-banded sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The Tsavo sunbird, sometimes lumped with the purple-banded, is here considered a separate species.
References
Purple-banded sunbird Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA