Anthreptes neglectus — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Nectariniidae/Anthreptes

At a glance

Occurrence records634

Data sources6

Biological traits26

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility634 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources26 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF634 records

01Narrative

The Uluguru violet-backed sunbird (Anthreptes neglectus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. 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.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBEltonTraitsAVONET

Size & morphology13

Beak depth3.6 mm

Beak length (culmen)19.1 mm

Beak length (nares)12.3 mm

Beak width3.5 mm

Body mass12 g

Body mass (female)11.3 g

Body mass (male)12.4 g

Hand-wing index14.4

Kipp's distance9.9 mm

Secondary length58.1 mm

Tail length54 mm

Tarsus length17.1 mm

Wing length69.2 mm

Diet & foraging9

Canopy30 %

Fruit20 %

Invertebrate40 %

Midhigh60 %

Nectar30 %

Plant other10 %

Trophic levelomnivore

Trophic nicheOmnivore

Understory10 %

Habitat & environment4

HabitatForest

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleInsessorial

Range size250 652 km²

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type634 records

Wild obs. + sensor581

Museum / vouchered50

Other3

Origin

Native7

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO380 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 accuracy82% within 1 km

≤100 m 7≤1 km 7≤10 km 2>10 km 1

17 georeferenced · 564 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor581

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 1

1 georeferenced · 49 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence50

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 institutions7 of 8 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Copenhagen, DK	27
Los Angeles, US	6
South Kensington, GB	5
Ann Arbor, US	5
Philadelphia, US	3
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	2
Cambridge, US	1
Chicago, US	1

8 institutions · 50 of 50 vouchered records shown