Anthreptes
| Anthreptes | |
|---|---|
| Brown-throated sunbird Anthreptes malacensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Anthreptes Swainson, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Cinnyris javanica Swainson, 1832
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| Species | |
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Anthreptes is a genus of passerine birds in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae.
These small birds are found in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Greater Sunda Islands, the Philippines and western Wallacea. Most species show marked sexual dichromatism with the male having more brightly coloured plumage.