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Violet-tailed sunbird

Anthreptes aurantius J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1851

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The violet-tailed sunbird (Anthreptes aurantius) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 12.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Violet-tailed sunbird (Anthreptes aurantius)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the violet-tailed sunbird

Weight
12.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
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 violet-tailed sunbird live?

Not recorded

What is the violet-tailed sunbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The violet-tailed sunbird (Anthreptes aurantius) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found near water in forest, scrub and mangrove in the Central African countries of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. It is part of the violet-backed sunbird superspecies.

From the Wikipedia article “Violet-tailed sunbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Violet-tailed_sunbird&oldid=1380740274), 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 violet-tailed sunbird endangered?

The violet-tailed 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 violet-tailed sunbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyNectariniidae
  6. genusAnthreptes
  7. SpeciesAnthreptes aurantius J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1851

Synonyms Anthreptes aurantium

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • VTSUEnglish
  • suimanga de cua porpraCatalan
  • strdimil fialovoocasýCzech
  • aderyn haul aur dan adainWelsh
  • Violethalet SolfuglDanish
  • ViolettschwanznektarvogelGerman
  • Violettschwanz-NektarvogelGerman
  • violvosta nektarinioEsperanto
  • Suimanga colivioletaSpanish
  • sinipyrstömedestäjäFinnish
  • Souimanga à queue violetteFrench
  • ljubičastorepi medosasCroatian
  • ibolyakékfarkú nektármadárHungarian
  • Nettarinia codaviolaItalian
  • ルリイロコバシタイヨウチョウJapanese
  • mėlynsprandė trumpauodegė nektarinukėLithuanian
  • fioletthalesolfuglNorwegian Bokmål
  • VioletstaarthoningzuigerDutch
  • fiolettstjertsolfuglNorwegian
  • nektarzyk fioletowosternyPolish
  • beija-flor-de-cauda-violetaPortuguese
  • nectarínia-de-cauda-violetaPortuguese
  • Фиолетовохвостая нектарницаRussian
  • Золотистая короткохвостая нектарницаRussian
  • nektárovka zelenokrídlaSlovak
  • lilastjärtad solfågelSwedish
  • Mor Kuyruklu NektarkuşuTurkish
  • саїманга рудобокаUkrainian
  • 紫尾食蜜鳥Chinese
  • 紫尾直嘴太陽鳥Chinese
  • 紫尾食蜜鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the violet-tailed 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 violet-tailed sunbird?

An adult violet-tailed sunbird weighs 12.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the violet-tailed sunbird endangered?

The violet-tailed 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 violet-tailed sunbird?

The violet-tailed sunbird (Anthreptes aurantius) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Violet-tailed sunbird (Anthreptes aurantius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-tailed-sunbird

MLA

“Violet-tailed sunbird (Anthreptes aurantius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-tailed-sunbird.

BibTeX
@misc{violet_tailed_sunbird_2026,
  title = {Violet-tailed sunbird (Anthreptes aurantius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-tailed-sunbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}