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Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus)

Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

Least Concern

Overview

The purple-banded sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. The Tsavo sunbird, sometimes lumped with the purple-banded, is here considered a separate species.

Habitat

The purple-banded sunbird is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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