Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Encyclopedia
The Western Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes longuemarei) is a species of bird
in the Nectariniidae family. It is the most widely ranging species in the violet-backed sunbird
superspecies
, ranging throughout a large part of tropical mainland sub-Saharan Africa
not inhabited by other members of the superspecies. It is mainly found in regions with mesic
woodland.
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 the most widely ranging species in 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...
, ranging throughout a large part of tropical mainland sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...
not inhabited by other members of the superspecies. It is mainly found in regions with mesic
Mesic habitat
In ecology, a mesic habitat is a type of habitat with a moderate or well-balanced supply of moisture, e.g., a mesic forest, a temperate hardwood forest, or dry-mesic prairie. Compared to a dry habitat, a mesic habitat is moister....
woodland.