Purple-breasted Sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris)

Other Names (World)
Purple-breasted Sunbird, Rainbow Bird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
14 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1893)

Habitat
Montane forest canopy, forest edge, clearings. From 500 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Rwanda, Uganda.

Albertine Rift mountains in eastern DRCongo, south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud series of twittering and rattles. Contact call is a 'chay chay' and a harsher 'tzitt'.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Possibly forms a superspecies with Bocage's Sunbird (Nectarinia bocagii) and Tacazze Sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze).

References
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