Plain-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes reichenowi)
About the Plain-backed Sunbird
The plain-backed sunbird, also known as blue-throated sunbird (Anthreptes reichenowi) is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time. The plain-backed sunbird has a disjunct distribution, with one subpopulation in the coastal lowlands of Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania, and another in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It may be at risk from clearance of lowland forest throughout its range. (Blue-throated sunbird =) Plain-backed sunbird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. BirdLife Species Factsheet
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 37 recordings for this species: 20 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisrecording
- Yellow-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.