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Anchieta's sunbird

Anthreptes anchietae (Bocage, 1878)

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The anchieta's sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Anchieta's sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the anchieta's sunbird

Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 1.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the anchieta's sunbird live?

Not recorded

What is the anchieta's sunbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Anchieta's sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

It is found in Angola, the DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia, and is named after José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta.

From the Wikipedia article “Anchieta's sunbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anchieta%27s_sunbird&oldid=1346142914), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the anchieta's sunbird endangered?

The anchieta's sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the anchieta's sunbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyNectariniidae
  6. genusAnthreptes
  7. SpeciesAnthreptes anchietae (Bocage, 1878)

Synonyms Nectarinia anchietae

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Anchieta's sunbird or red-and-blue sunbirdEnglish
  • ANSUEnglish
  • Red-and-blue sunbirdEnglish
  • Red-and-blue sunbirdEnglish
  • suimanga d'AnchietaCatalan
  • strdimil pestrobřichýCzech
  • aderyn haul AnchietaWelsh
  • Brunrygget SolfuglDanish
  • BuntbauchnektarvogelGerman
  • Buntbauch-NektarvogelGerman
  • sanga nektarinioEsperanto
  • Suimanga de AnchietaSpanish
  • loimumedestäjäFinnish
  • Souimanga d'AnchietaFrench
  • Souimanga d’AnchietaFrench
  • plavogrli medosasCroatian
  • tarkahasú nektármadárHungarian
  • Nettarinia di AnchietaItalian
  • アカハラコバシタイヨウチョウJapanese
  • raudonkrūtė trumpauodegė nektarinukėLithuanian
  • Anchieta's HoningzuigerDutch
  • palettsolfuglNorwegian
  • nektarzyk czerwonobrzuchyPolish
  • beija-flor-de-anchietaPortuguese
  • beija-flor-azul-e-vermelhoPortuguese
  • nectarínia-ensanguentadaPortuguese
  • Краснобрюхая нектарницаRussian
  • Красногрудая короткохвостая нектарницаRussian
  • nektárovka pestrobrucháSlovak
  • palettsolfågelSwedish
  • Anchieta NektarkuşuTurkish
  • саїманга червоногрудаUkrainian
  • 安氏食蜜鳥Chinese
  • 安契氏直嘴太陽鳥Chinese
  • 安氏食蜜鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the anchieta's sunbird

Other species in the same genus Anthreptes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the anchieta's sunbird?

An adult anchieta's sunbird weighs 8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the anchieta's sunbird endangered?

The anchieta's sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the anchieta's sunbird?

The anchieta's sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.

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CreatureData. (2026). Anchieta's sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/anchietas-sunbird

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BibTeX
@misc{anchietas_sunbird_2026,
  title = {Anchieta's sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/anchietas-sunbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}