Nectariniidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Passeriformes, class Aves. The family contains 68 accepted species worldwide.
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Cinnyris sovimanga (Gmelin, 1788)
Cinnyris sovimanga, the souimanga sunbird, is a common small African bird rated …
Aethopyga vigorsii (Sykes, 1832)
Aethopyga vigorsii, commonly called Vigors's sunbird, is a sunbird species endem…
Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chalcomitra senegalensis, the scarlet-chested sunbird, is found across a wide ra…
Cinnyris dussumieri (Hartlaub, 1861)
Cinnyris dussumieri, the Seychelles sunbird, is an endemic Seychelles bird that …
Aethopyga christinae Swinhoe, 1869
The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a small Nectariniidae bird fou…
Anthreptes simplex (S.Muller, 1843)
Anthreptes simplex, the plain sunbird, is a Nectariniidae bird species found acr…
Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)
Cyanomitra verticalis, the green-headed sunbird, is a Nectariniidae bird species…
Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
Cinnyris asiaticus, the purple sunbird, is a small, sexually dimorphic sunbird w…
Aethopyga temminckii (S.Muller, 1843)
Temminck's sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii) is a sunbird species found in montane …
Hedydipna platura (Vieillot, 1819)
Hedydipna platura is a bird species where males and females have distinct differ…
Arachnothera flavigaster (Eyton, 1839)
Arachnothera flavigaster, the spectacled spiderhunter, is the largest sunbird sp…
Cinnyris coccinigastrus (Latham, 1802)
The splendid sunbird (Cinnyris coccinigastrus) is a small nectar-feeding passeri…
Nectariniidae animals belong to the Passeriformes order in the Animalia kingdom. Adult males of this species have a distinctive red-scarlet breast and an iridescent green patch on the crown of the head. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Nectariniidae is classified in the order Passeriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata. Breeding males sometimes display their yellow pectoral tufts, and can be confused with the syntopic Loten's sunbird, which differs by having a longer bill and a distinctive broad maroon breast band.
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