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Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei

  • LC Least Concern
  • Names (10)
  • Subspecies (4)
Robert Cheke and Clive Mann
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2008

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Recommended Citation

Cheke, R. and C. Mann (2020). Western Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes longuemarei), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wvbsun1.01