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Orange-breasted Sunbird

Anthobaphes violacea
Family
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
orbsun2, OBSU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
SpeciesAnthobaphes violacea
Codesorbsun2, OBSU
Identification

The Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea) is a member of the Sunbirds and Spiderhunters family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code orbsun2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Gray-headed Sunbird
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Anchieta's Sunbird
Anthreptes anchietae
Plain Sunbird
Anthreptes simplex
Orange-breasted Sunbird photo
(c) Ian White, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Anthobaphes violacea

Family: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: orbsun2