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Purple-breasted Sunbird

Nectarinia purpureiventris

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 12 g
Purple-breasted Sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris), photo 1
Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · CC BY 4.0
Purple-breasted Sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris), photo 2
Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Purple-breasted Sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris), photo 3
Photo: (c) Rafael Würtemberger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Purple-breasted Sunbird

The purple-breasted sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. It is commonly found in Nyugwe Forest.

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Where the Purple-breasted Sunbird lives

Regular range
Uganda Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Burundi

When to see the Purple-breasted Sunbird

Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Scarlet-tufted Sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni) Scarlet-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniThe scarlet-tufted sunbird is a large sunbird. Bocage's Sunbird (Nectarinia bocagii) Bocage's SunbirdNectarinia bocagiiBocage's sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Tacazze Sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeThe Tacazze sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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