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Anthreptes griseigularis Tweeddale, 1878

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Anthreptes griseigularis

Anthreptes griseigularis

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Open encyclopedia reference

The grey-throated sunbird (Anthreptes griseigularis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in a wide range of semi-open wooded habitats in the northern and eastern part of the Philippines. It is often considered a subspecies of the brown-throated sunbird, but the two differ consistently in measurements and plumage, and there is no evidence of intergradation between them.

Wikipedia contributors, Grey-throated sunbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:49:52.942771+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Anthreptes griseigularis Tweeddale, 1878
Name authority
Tweeddale, 1878
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Anthreptes
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyNectariniidae Vigors, 1825
  11. genusAnthreptes Swainson, 1832
  12. speciesAnthreptes griseigularis Tweeddale, 1878

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Anthreptes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi Gunning, 1909NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mangrove SunbirdAnthreptes gabonicus (Hartlaub, 1861)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietae (Bocage, 1878)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis Hartlaub, 1880NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Banded Green SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorques Reichenow, 1905NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Grey-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris (Shaw, 1812)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Anthreptes seimundi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1908)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplex (S. Muller, 1843)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei (Lesson, 1831)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Anthreptes rhodolaemus Shelley, 1878NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Anthreptes aurantius J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1851NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus Neumann, 1922NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 134 records assigned to Nectariniidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916384 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:67HZK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.