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Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze

Status

Category: Not on any BOURC category.

Native Range

Africa. NE Africa; Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Conservation Status

Least Concern

British Occurrence

NBN atlas has 1 record as at end 2024. Map Here

A female at Landguard Bird Observatory, Suffolk on 11th, 26th and 28th May 2003. On the latter date it was trapped and found to be in immaculate condition. In Eritrea and Ethiopia, the species lives in proximity to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal; could this bird have taken a ride on a ship to Felixstowe? They eat insects, spiders and mites taken mostly from flowers but also in flight.

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Sources

https://www.lbo.org.uk/systematic-lists/systematic-list-of-escapes/