Nectariniidae
Cyanomitra cyanolaema (Jardine & Fraser, 1852)
Cyanomitra cyanolaema (Jardine & Fraser, 1852)
Blue-throated brown sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema) is a Nectariniidae bird widespread across African tropical rainforest.
Cyanomitra olivacea (A.Smith, 1840)
Cyanomitra olivacea (A.Smith, 1840)
Cyanomitra olivacea, the olive sunbird, is a variable large sunbird found across a wide range of African habitats with seasonal altitudinal movement.
Cyanomitra veroxii (A.Smith, 1831)
Cyanomitra veroxii (A.Smith, 1831)
Cyanomitra veroxii, the grey or mouse-coloured sunbird, is a Nectariniidae bird found in multiple eastern and southern African countries.
Chalcomitra amethystina (Shaw, 1812)
Chalcomitra amethystina (Shaw, 1812)
Chalcomitra amethystina, the amethyst sunbird, is a passerine bird native to mostly equator-southern Afrotropical wooded habitats.
Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chalcomitra senegalensis, the scarlet-chested sunbird, is found across a wide range of African countries.
Leptocoma zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Leptocoma zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Leptocoma zeylonica, the purple-rumped sunbird, is a small sexually dimorphic bird found across South Asia.
Leptocoma minima (Sykes, 1832)
Leptocoma minima (Sykes, 1832)
Leptocoma minima, the crimson-backed sunbird, is a small endemic sunbird species native to India's Western Ghats.
Leptocoma brasiliana (Gmelin, 1788)
Leptocoma brasiliana (Gmelin, 1788)
Van Hasselt's sunbird (Leptocoma brasiliana) is a Nectariniidae bird found in parts of South and Southeast Asia in specific forest habitats.
Leptocoma sperata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Leptocoma sperata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Leptocoma sperata, the purple-throated sunbird, is a small sunbird native to the Philippines, assessed as least concern by the IUCN.
Leptocoma calcostetha (Jardine, 1843)
Leptocoma calcostetha (Jardine, 1843)
Leptocoma calcostetha, the copper-throated sunbird, is a small Southeast Asian sunbird that acts as a plant pollinator.
Leptocoma sericea (Lesson, 1827)
Leptocoma sericea (Lesson, 1827)
Leptocoma sericea, the black sunbird, is a small sexually dimorphic songbird found in various forested and cultivated tropical habitats.
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi Fischer, 1884
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi Fischer, 1884
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi, the golden-winged sunbird, is a distinctive African sunbird with varying plumage across sex and breeding stage.
Cinnyris chloropygius (Jardine, 1842)
Cinnyris chloropygius (Jardine, 1842)
This is a summary of the appearance, ecology and behavior of the small African olive-bellied sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius.
Cinnyris chalybeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cinnyris chalybeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Southern double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris chalybeus, is a small sunbird found in southern African habitats with distinct male and female plumage.
Cinnyris reichenowi Sharpe, 1891
Cinnyris reichenowi Sharpe, 1891
Cinnyris reichenowi, the northern double-collared sunbird, is a medium-sized sunbird with distinct plumage between sexes, feeding on nectar and small invertebrates.
Cinnyris afer (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cinnyris afer (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cinnyris afer is a 14 cm sexually dimorphic sunbird found in southern South Africa in multiple common habitats.
Cinnyris regius Reichenow, 1893
Cinnyris regius Reichenow, 1893
Cinnyris regius (regal sunbird) is a small sunbird species found in montane forests of the Albertine Rift from Uganda to Tanzania.
Cinnyris pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cinnyris pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cinnyris pulchellus, the beautiful sunbird, is a small nectar-feeding bird native to open tree-containing habitats across much of Africa.
Cinnyris mariquensis A.Smith, 1836
Cinnyris mariquensis A.Smith, 1836
The Marico sunbird is a least-concern African sunbird currently expanding its range southward in South Africa.
Cinnyris erythrocercus (Hartlaub, 1857)
Cinnyris erythrocercus (Hartlaub, 1857)
The red-chested sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus) is a Nectariniidae bird found across multiple countries in East and Central Africa.
Cinnyris bifasciatus (Shaw, 1812)
Cinnyris bifasciatus (Shaw, 1812)
Cinnyris bifasciatus, the purple-banded sunbird, is a Nectariniidae bird found across multiple African countries, with Tsavo sunbird considered separate here.
Cinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856
Cinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856
Cinnyris osea, the Palestine sunbird, is a small sunbird species found across parts of the Middle East and Central Africa.
Cinnyris coccinigastrus (Latham, 1802)
Cinnyris coccinigastrus (Latham, 1802)
The splendid sunbird (Cinnyris coccinigastrus) is a small nectar-feeding passerine that breeds in west and central tropical Africa.
Cinnyris superbus (Shaw, 1812)
Cinnyris superbus (Shaw, 1812)
The superb sunbird (Cinnyris superbus) is a Nectariniidae bird species widely found across the African tropical rainforest.
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