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Leptocoma minima (Sykes, 1832)
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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)
Nectariniidae

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.

Cinnyris talatala A.Smith, 1836
Nectariniidae

Cinnyris talatala A.Smith, 1836

Cinnyris talatala A.Smith, 1836

Cinnyris talatala, the white-bellied sunbird, is a Nectariniidae bird found across southern and east-central Africa, favoring semi-arid savanna woodland.

Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799)
Nectariniidae

Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799)

Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799)

Cinnyris venustus, the variable sunbird, is a small nectar-feeding resident breeder found in equatorial Africa.

Cinnyris fuscus Vieillot, 1819
Nectariniidae

Cinnyris fuscus Vieillot, 1819

Cinnyris fuscus Vieillot, 1819

Cinnyris fuscus, the dusky sunbird, is a relatively dull Nectariniidae bird found in southern African arid habitats.

Cinnyris cupreus (Shaw, 1812)
Nectariniidae

Cinnyris cupreus (Shaw, 1812)

Cinnyris cupreus (Shaw, 1812)

Cinnyris cupreus, the copper sunbird, is a resident African bird that feeds primarily on nectar.

Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
Nectariniidae

Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham, 1790)

Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham, 1790)

Cinnyris asiaticus, the purple sunbird, is a small, sexually dimorphic sunbird widely distributed across West, South and Southeast Asia.

Cinnyris jugularis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Nectariniidae

Cinnyris jugularis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cinnyris jugularis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cinnyris jugularis, the garden sunbird, is a small sunbird found across most of the Philippines with distinct male and female plumage.

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