Western Violet-backed Sunbird / Anthreptes longuemarei LC
- Synonyms Violetbacked Sunbird, African Violet-backed Sunbird, Western Violetbacked Sunbird, Western Violet backed Sunbird, Violet-backed Sunbird
- Old latin name for bird Cinnyris longuemarei
Western Violet-backed Sunbirdbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Western Violet-backed Sunbird
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion w, c, e, sc
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Western Violet-backed Sunbird subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthreptes longuemarei angolensis | s DR Congo and Angola to Zambia, Malawi and sw Tanzania | - | No |
| Anthreptes longuemarei longuemarei | Senegal to s Sudan and w Kenya | - | No |
| Anthreptes longuemarei nyassae | se Tanzania, n Mozambique, e Malawi and e Zimbabwe | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Blousuikerbekkie |
| Catalan | suimanga porpra |
| Chinese | 西紫背食蜜鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紫背直嘴太陽鳥 |
| Croatian | ljubičastoleđi medosas |
| Czech | Strdimil fialovohrbetý, strdimil fialovohřbetý |
| Danish | Violetrygget Solfugl |
| Dutch | Violetrughoningzuiger, Violetrug-honingzuiger |
| Finnish | purppuraselkämedestäjä |
| French | Souimanga à dos violet, Souimanga violet, Souimanga de Longuemare |
| German | Violettmantel-Nektarvogel |
| Hungarian | ibolyakékkabátos nektármadár |
| Italian | Nettarinia 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 |
| Lithuanian | vakarinė trumpauodegė nektarinukė |
| Norwegian | fiolettryggsolfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Fiolettryggsolfugl |
| Polish | nektarzyk fioletowy |
| Portuguese | beija-flor-violeta |
| Russian | Фиолетовая короткохвостая нектарница, Фиолетовоспинная нектарница |
| Serbian | Zapadna sunčica ljubičastih leđa |
| Shona | Dzonya |
| Slovak | nektárovka fialová |
| Spanish | Suimanga violeta, Nectarina de Lomo Violeta |
| Swahili | Chozi Mgongo-zambarau |
| Swedish | Västlig violettryggad solfågel, violsolfågel |
| Turkish | Batılı Mor Sırtlı Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | саїманга фіолетова |