| Purple-breasted sunbird | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Nectarinia |
| Species: | N. purpureiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Nectarinia purpureiventris (Reichenow, 1893) | |
The purple-breasted sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. The Albertine Rift is a Rift valley which passes through east Africa. This bird is endemic to this Rift.
