Why is the amani sunbird endangered

It is threatened by habitat loss. Anthreptes pallidigaster. Downloaded on 25 July Amani Sunbird is a very small sunbird, often observed in treetops. Adult male has glossy blue-green head, throat and upper breast. Upperparts are iridescent dark purplish blue-green on upper back, scapulars and upperwing coverts.

Lower back and rump are blackish. Short tail and uppertail coverts are glossy purplish-blue. Underparts are greyish-white, with orange-red feathers on upper flanks. Featured Article. Photos that will make you think twice before littering.

Endangered Species of Our Planet Africa. Central America. North America. South America. Middle East. Endangered Species Info List of all endangered animals. List of all endangered plants. By species group mammal, birds, etc United States Endangered Species List. The likely overall rate of decline has not been estimated. The taxonomic status of similar birds seen in the Udzungwa Mountains Tanzania remains uncertain J. In Arabuko-Sokoke in , there were an average of 1.

In the East Usambaras, it has been recorded in four areas totalling In the Udzungwas, birds possibly of this species occur very locally in two areas totalling km 2 at 1,, m Dinesen et al. It occurs in pairs or family groups, often joining mixed-species flocks Dinesen et al. Dinesen in litt. However, it has also been recorded outside intact, unlogged forest, visiting flowers only a few metres above ground in clearings, gardens and very degraded forest Dinesen et al.

During surveys in the East Usambaras it was found in cultivated areas, including nesting in a Eucalyptus plantation, but was not found further than m from forest Borghesio et al. The diet includes nectar e.

Jackson in litt. Aggressive interactions with Collared Sunbird A. At Arabuko-Sokoke, widespread felling of trees often illegally Bennun and Njoroge , Davis for poles, carving and fuelwood is altering the forest structure Bennun and Njoroge and probably having a negative impact on the species, since it shows a significant preference for primary forest here Fanshawe Throughout the East Usambaras, the main threats to forest extent and integrity are clearance for cultivation, excessive pole-cutting, and pit-sawing outside reserves Evans b.

All are likely to increase in the near future Seddon et al.