Tacazze sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze (Stanley, 1814)
The tacazze sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14 g to 15.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the tacazze sunbird
- Weight
- 14 g – 15.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.4src 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
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Where does the tacazze sunbird live?
Not recorded
What is the tacazze sunbird?
The Tacazze sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
It is native to the eastern Afromontane forests.
From the Wikipedia article “Tacazze sunbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tacazze_sunbird&oldid=1315203035), 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 tacazze sunbird endangered?
The tacazze sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 tacazze sunbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyNectariniidae
- genusNectarinia
- SpeciesNectarinia tacazze (Stanley, 1814)
Synonyms Certhia tacazze
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- TASUEnglish
- suimanga del riu TekezéCatalan
- strdimil ostrochvostýCzech
- TacazzesolfuglDanish
- TacazzenektarvogelGerman
- Tacazze-NektarvogelGerman
- TakazzenektarvogelGerman
- tekezea nektarinioEsperanto
- Suimanga de TacazzéSpanish
- Suimanga del TacazzéSpanish
- säihkymedestäjäFinnish
- Souimanga tacazzeFrench
- purpurnoleđi medosasCroatian
- Tacazze-nektármadárHungarian
- Nettarinia del TacazzeItalian
- nettarinia del TacazzèItalian
- ルビーオナガタイヨウチョウJapanese
- kolibrinė nektarinaLithuanian
- TacazzehoningzuigerDutch
- purpurkappesolfuglNorwegian
- nektarnik złotogłowyPolish
- nectarínia-violáceaPortuguese
- beija-flor-do-tekezéPortuguese
- Эфиопская нектарницаRussian
- Колибриевая нектарницаRussian
- nektárovka vrchovskáSlovak
- tekezésolfågelSwedish
- Takazze NektarkuşuTurkish
- нектарка золотоголоваUkrainian
- 塔卡花蜜鸟Chinese
- 塔卡茲花蜜鳥Chinese
Relatives of the tacazze sunbird
Other species in the same genus Nectarinia.
Bronze sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
Malachite sunbird
Nectarinia famosa
Scarlet-tufted sunbird
Nectarinia johnstoni
Purple-breasted sunbird
Nectarinia purpureiventris
Bocage's sunbird
Nectarinia bocagii
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tacazze sunbird?
An adult tacazze sunbird weighs 14 g – 15.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tacazze sunbird endangered?
The tacazze 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 tacazze sunbird?
The tacazze sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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