Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)

Tsavo Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris tsavoensis) - HBW 13, p. 285

French: Souimanga du Tsavo German: Tsavonektarvogel Spanish: Suimanga del Tsavo

Taxonomy: Cinnyris bifasciatus tsavoensis van Someren, 1922, Tsavo, Kenya.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Forms a superspecies with C. bifasciatus, and sometimes treated as conspecific. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Kenya and NE Tanzania.