Anchieta's sunbird

Anchieta's sunbird
A. anchietae at Cuchi, Angola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anthreptes
Species: A. anchietae
Binomial name
Anthreptes anchietae
(Barboza du Bocage, 1878)

The Anchieta's sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, the DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia, and is named after José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta.

Illustration by Keulemans

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