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The purple-breasted sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
The purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) is a small bird in the sunbird family. It occurs in parts of the Arabian peninsula and South and Southeast Asia. It has a fast and direct flight and can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but often perches at the base of flowers. It feeds mainly on nectar and insects, especially when feeding young.
Sunbird drinking nectar from typical bird-pollinated flower As nectar is a primary food source for sunbirds, they are important pollinators in African ecosystems. Sunbird-pollinated flowers are typically long, tubular, and red-to-orange in colour, showing convergent evolution with many hummingbird -pollinated flowers in the Americas. [ 10 ]
Clockwise from top left: ruby-cheeked sunbird, collared sunbird, Loten's sunbird, little spiderhunter, fire-tailed sunbird, and malachite sunbird. Nectariniidae is a family of passerine birds in the superfamily Passeroidea, comprising the sunbirds and spiderhunters. [1] Members of Nectariniidae are also known as nectariniids. [2]
Bocage's sunbird: Nectarinia bocagii: Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Purple-breasted sunbird: Nectarinia purpureiventris: Albertine Rift montane forests: Tacazze sunbird: Nectarinia tacazze: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Bronze sunbird: Nectarinia kilimensis
The purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) is a sunbird endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. Like other sunbirds, they are small in size, feeding mainly on nectar but sometimes take insects, particularly when feeding young. They can hover for short durations but usually perch to lap nectar from flowers.
Blue-throated brown sunbird, Cyanomitra cyanolaema; Blue-headed sunbird, Cyanomitra alinae; Olive sunbird, Cyanomitra olivacea; Green-throated sunbird, Chalcomitra rubescens (A) Amethyst sunbird, Chalcomitra amethystina (A) Scarlet-chested sunbird, Chalcomitra senegalensis; Purple-breasted sunbird, Nectarinia purpureiventris
Purple sunbird: Cinnyris asiaticus: South and Southeast Asia Garden sunbird or olive-backed sunbird: Cinnyris jugularis: The Philippines Apricot-breasted sunbird: Cinnyris buettikoferi: Indonesia Flame-breasted sunbird: Cinnyris solaris: Timor Souimanga sunbird: Cinnyris sovimanga: Madagascar, the Aldabra Group and the Glorioso Islands ...