Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
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The Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes neglectus) is a species of bird
in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in forests in eastern Kenya
, eastern Tanzania
(including the Uluguru Mountains
, the basis for its common name) and north-eastern Mozambique
. It is part of the violet-backed sunbird
superspecies
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in forests in eastern Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, eastern Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
(including the Uluguru Mountains
Uluguru Mountains
The Uluguru Mountains are a mountain range in eastern Tanzania, Africa, named after the Luguru tribe. The main Uluguru Mountains is a ridge running approximately north-south and rising to 2,630 m altitude at its highest point...
, the basis for its common name) and north-eastern Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. It is part of the violet-backed sunbird
Violet-backed Sunbird
The violet-backed sunbird is a superspecies made up of four species of African sunbirds in the Anthreptes genus. They are sexually dimorphic, and the males have glossy purple or blue upperparts and whitish underparts...
superspecies
Superspecies
A superspecies is a group of at least two more or less distinctive species with approximately parapatric distributions. Not all species complexes, whether cryptices or ring species are superspecies, and vice versa, but many are...
.