Western Violet-backed Sunbird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsVioletbacked Sunbird, African Violet-backed Sunbird, Western Violetbacked Sunbird, Western Violet backed Sunbird, Violet-backed Sunbird
Old latin name for birdCinnyris longuemarei
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilySunbirds / Nectariniidae
GenusAnthreptes
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionw, c, e, sc

Western Violet-backed Sunbird bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, mating call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Call, male, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 6.
    Call, male, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 7.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Western Violet-backed Sunbird

Western Violet-backed Sunbird subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Anthreptes longuemarei angolensiss DR Congo and Angola to Zambia, Malawi and sw Tanzania-No
Anthreptes longuemarei longuemareiSenegal to s Sudan and w Kenya-No
Anthreptes longuemarei nyassaese Tanzania, n Mozambique, e Malawi and e Zimbabwe-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBlousuikerbekkie
Catalansuimanga porpra
Chinese西紫背食蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)紫背直嘴太陽鳥
Croatianljubičastoleđi medosas
CzechStrdimil fialovohrbetý, strdimil fialovohřbetý
DanishVioletrygget Solfugl
DutchVioletrughoningzuiger, Violetrug-honingzuiger
Finnishpurppuraselkämedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga à dos violet, Souimanga violet, Souimanga de Longuemare
GermanViolettmantel-Nektarvogel
Hungarianibolyakékkabátos nektármadár
ItalianNettarinia dorsoviola, Nettarinia dorsoviola occidentale
Japaneseムラサキカクビタイヨウチョウ, スミレコバシタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanianvakarinė trumpauodegė nektarinukė
Norwegianfiolettryggsolfugl, Fiolettryggsolfugl
Norwegian NynorskFiolettryggsolfugl
Polishnektarzyk fioletowy
Portuguesenectarínia-de-manto-violeta, beija-flor-violeta
RussianФиолетовоспинная нектарница, Фиолетовая короткохвостая нектарница
SerbianZapadna sunčica ljubičastih leđa
ShonaDzonya
Slovaknektárovka fialová
SpanishSuimanga violeta, Nectarina de Lomo Violeta
SwahiliChozi Mgongo-zambarau
SwedishVästlig violettryggad solfågel, violsolfågel
TurkishBatılı Mor Sırtlı Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianсаїманга фіолетова