Anthreptes gabonicus

Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Nectariniidae/Anthreptes

At a glance

Occurrence records2 796

Data sources7

Biological traits23

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Anthreptes gabonicus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 796 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources23 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 796 records

01Narrative

The mangrove sunbird or mouse-brown sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Its range covers areas near the Gulf of Guinea (on either side of the Dahomey Gap), from Senegal to northwestern Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAVONETEltonTraitsAmnioteDB

Size & morphology11

Beak depth2.7 mm

Beak length (culmen)15.2 mm

Beak length (nares)10 mm

Beak width3.2 mm

Body mass10.6 g

⚠ sources differ — AVONET: 10.6 g · EltonTraits: 9.57 g

Hand-wing index13.6

Kipp's distance7.6 mm

Secondary length48.4 mm

Tail length38.4 mm

Tarsus length15.6 mm

Wing length56.6 mm

Life cycle & reproduction2

Egg mass1.34 g

Litter size1.7

Diet & foraging6

Canopy20 %

Invertebrate100 %

Midhigh30 %

Trophic levelcarnivore

Trophic nicheInvertivore

Understory50 %

Habitat & environment4

HabitatWoodland

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleInsessorial

Range size1 342 362 km²

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 796 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 778

Museum / vouchered14

Other4

Origin

Native3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 972 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy98% within 1 km

≤100 m 684≤1 km 54≤10 km 9>10 km 9

756 georeferenced · 2 022 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 778

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 6

6 georeferenced · 8 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence14

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions5 of 5 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
New Haven, US	6
Geneva, CH	3
Philadelphia, US	2
Los Angeles, US	2
	1

5 institutions · 14 of 14 vouchered records shown

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology11

Life cycle & reproduction2

Diet & foraging6

Habitat & environment4

Record type2 796 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions5 of 5 geolocated

Record type2 796 records