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Photo of Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus)

Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

The purple-banded sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Tsavo sunbird, sometimes lumped with the purple-banded, is here considered a separate species.

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Photo credit: Alan Manson

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