Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (15)
- Monotypic
Robert Cheke and Clive Mann
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 7, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 7, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Zwaluwhoningzuiger |
| English (Kenya) | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird |
| French | Souimanga du Kenya |
| German | Schwalbennektarvogel |
| Japanese | ヒガシスミレコバシタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | tornsolfugl |
| Polish | nektarzyk sawannowy |
| Russian | Пурпурноспинная нектарница |
| Serbian | Istočna sunčica ljubičastih leđa |
| Slovak | nektárovka savanová |
| Spanish | Suimanga Keniata |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga keniata |
| Swedish | törnsolfågel |
| Turkish | Doğulu Mor Sırtlı Nektarkuşu |
Anthreptes orientalis Hartlaub, 1880
PROTONYM:
Anthreptes orientalis
Hartlaub, 1880. Journal für Ornithologie 28, p.213.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lado, on Bahr-el-Jebel [White Nile] , Sudan.
Definitions
- ANTHREPTES
- orientale / orientalis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird