Bronze Sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis)

Other Names (World)
Bronze Sunbird, Bronzy Sunbird, Gadow's Sunbird (gadowi)

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
Shelley, 1884

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, subtropical and tropical lowland dry and moist shrubland. From 1,000 - 2,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)...)

Bronzy Sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) [XC97947]
by Rory Nefdt from Kericho, Kenya (song)

Bronzy Sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) [XC476484]
by Bram Piot from Karunga, Nakuru County, Kenya (song)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

gadowi Barboza du Bocage, 1892 - Highlands of west-central Angola.
kilimensis Shelley, 1884 - Highlands in eastern DRCongo, southern Uganda, western and central Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and northern Tanzania.
arturi Sclater, PL, 1906 - Southern and south-eastern Tanzania, Malawi west of Rift Valley, eastern Zambia, eastern highlands of Zimbabwe and adjoining Mozambique.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bronze Sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) - 10 files

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