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Pygmy Sunbird


Hedydipna platura

(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Suimanga Pigmeo

Family: Nectariniidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Anthreptes platurus, Anthodiaeta platura, Cinnyris platurus.





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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


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The pygmy sunbird (Hedydipna platura) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

 Male birds have green back, yellow belly, and an extremely long central tail feather, while females have gray-brown upperparts and dim-yellow underparts.

Source: Wikipedia, article Hedydipna platura. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
6297607/11/2006GhanaGhana SeptentrionalParque Nacional MoleCarmelo López Abad
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pygmy Sunbird (Hedydipna platura) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.