Amanine nectar bird
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The Amaninektarvogel ( Hedydipna pallidigaster , Syn. : Anthodiaeta pallidigaster ) is a bird art from the family of sunbirds (Nectariniidae). It is common in Kenya and Tanzania .
features
The amanine nectar bird is a very small nectar bird that reaches a length of 9 cm. The males are dark from head to coat, iridescent purple, blue-green. The back and rump are blackish, the color of their upper tail-coverts and control feathers is metallic blue-violet. From the throat to the upper chest, the color in the center is metallic, dark, ink-blue-violet, surrounded by dark green. The rest of the underside is grayish white. The pectoral tufts of feathers are orange, yellow at the base.
The females have a white over-eye stripe and grayish white ear covers. Its upper side is dark gray with a metallic sheen, the underside white. The wings are dark brown with white under wing-coverts, the tips of the control feathers are white.
The iris is dark brown, the bill, legs and feet black.
distribution
The amanine nectar bird is found only in Kenya and Tanzania. The distribution area is limited to the Arabuko Sokoke National Park and the Usambara Mountains and the Udzungwa Mountains . Overall, the population is estimated to be around 1500–7000 adult individuals. Due to the small-scale distribution and the rarity of the species and the destruction of rain forests of Amaninektarvogel part is IUCN as ( "high risk" endangered ) assessed.
Habitat and way of life
The amaninectar bird inhabits intact brachystegia forests and tropical rainforests . On the Nilo it occurs up to an altitude of 1000 m. The birds are in pairs, in family groups or in groups of up to 60 animals, often in mixed flocks, for example with flycatchers . In addition to the main food nectar , insects and other arthropods are also on the menu. The breeding season is from May to June and from September to December. The eggs are only incubated by the female, the chicks are fed by both parents.
Etymology and history of research
William Lutley Sclater and Reginald Ernest Moreau described the amaninectar bird under the protonym Anthreptes pallidigaster . The type specimen was collected on August 9, 1935 by the collector Salimu Asmani 4 miles east of Amani in Tanzania.
The word Hedydipna is of Greek origin and is derived from the words "hēdu-deipnos ἡδύ-δειπνος " for "sipping delicacies, eating sweets". The specific epithet “pallidigaster” is made up of the Latin words “pallidus” for “pale, pale” and “gaster” for “belly”.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe: Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi. Christopher Helm, 2004, ISBN 978-0713673470 , p. 458
- ↑ a b c d Clive F. Mann, Robert A. Cheke: Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, Sugarbirds and Flowerpeckers of the World. Pica Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1873403808 , p. 205
- ↑ a b Hedydipna pallidigaster in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2013. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2012. Accessed July 31, 2013.
- ↑ Amani Sunbird - An Endangered Bird ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Endangered Species 360 °. Last viewed on July 29, 2013.
- ^ William Lutley Sclater, p. 17
- ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 187
- ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 289
literature
- William Lutley Sclater, Reginald Ernest Moreau: Mr. WL Sclater gave an account of Mr. RE Moreau's recent expedition to the central northern highlands of Tanganyika Territory, and exhibited and described one new species and five new subspecies in their joint name . In: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . tape 56 , 1935, pp. 10-19 ( online [accessed July 31, 2013]).
- James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
Web links
- Hedydipna pallidigaster inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.1. For sale by: BirdLife International. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Amani Sunbird ( Anthreptes pallidigaster ) . Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Amani Sunbird (Anthodiaeta pallidigaster) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Amaninectar bird ( Anthodiaeta pallidigaster ) at Avibase; Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- Anthreptes pallidigaster in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Amani Sunbird ( Hedydipna pallidigaster )