Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Tacazze Sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) - HBW 13, p. 271
French: Souimanga tacazze
German: Tacazzenektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Tacazzé
Taxonomy: Certhia tacazze Stanley, 1814, Abyssinia = probably Tacazze River, north Ethiopia.
Possibly forms a superspecies with N. bocagii and N. purpureiventris. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tacazze (Stanley, 1814) - highlands of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
- jacksoni Neumann, 1899 - highlands of SE Sudan, N & E Uganda, W, C & S Kenya and N Tanzania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female feeding on flowers. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp tacazze)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A male feeding on Opuntia cactus flowers Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp tacazze)
Keith Blomerley 6 April 2002 4 years ago 15 sec 4.3 -
A male preening. Locality Goba, Ethiopia (ssp tacazze)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2005 6 years ago 34 sec 3.7 -
A male in a tree. Locality Harenna forest, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp tacazze)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2005 5 years ago 13 sec 3.3 -
A male in non-breeding plumage. Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp tacazze)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 6 years ago 19 sec 2.9 -
A male perched and looking around Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (ssp tacazze)
Rigdon Currie 31 December 2002 4 years ago 9 sec 2.8
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Tacazze Sunbird, Nectarinia tacazze jacksoni, male
Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (ssp jacksoni)
BirdExplorers 10 April 2012 4 weeks ago 4 -
A male on a branch
Locality Aberdare National Park, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 3 September 2011 23 weeks ago 4 -
A male on a Giant Lobelia
Locality Aberdare National Park, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 3 December 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A male tacazze sunbird in a hibiscus
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Frank Sandvoss 16 June 2011 17 weeks ago 3.9 -
A female on a branch
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 31 January 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
Male perched on bush
Locality Asmara, Central Region, Eritrea
Jason Anderson 25 January 2009 1 year ago 3.6
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