Species |
Family |
Scientific name |
Breeding Regions |
Breeding Subregions |
Nonbreeding Subregions |
- PASSERIFORMES |
Amani Sunbird (EN) i U | Nectariniidae | Hedydipna pallidigaster | AF | Tanzania and se Kenya | |
Amethyst Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Chalcomitra amethystina | AF | e, se, s | |
Anchieta's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes anchietae | AF | Angola to Tanzania and Mozambique | |
Anjouan Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris comorensis | AF | Anjouan (=Nzwani; ec Comoros) | |
Apo Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga boltoni | OR | montane Mindanao (s Philippines) | |
Apricot-breasted Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris buettikoferi | AU | Sumba (c Lesser Sundas) | |
Arabian Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris hellmayri | PAL | w, s Arabian Pen. | |
Banded Green Sunbird (VU) i U | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes rubritorques | AF | Tanzania | |
Bannerman's Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cyanomitra bannermani | AF | Angola, s DR Congo and n Zambia | |
Bates's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris batesi | AF | Ivory Coast and s Liberia e to e, s DR Congo | |
Beautiful Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris pulchellus | AF | w, c, e | |
Black Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Leptocoma aspasia | AU | Sulawesi to Bismarck Arch. | |
Black-bellied Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris nectarinioides | AF | e | |
Black-throated Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga saturata | OR | Himalayas to s Vietnam | |
Blue-headed Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cyanomitra alinae | AF | ec | |
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cyanomitra cyanolaema | AF | w, c | |
Bocage's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Nectarinia bocagii | AF | se DR Congo to c Angola | |
Bohol Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga decorosa | OR | Bohol (sc Philippines) | |
Bornean Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera everetti | OR | Borneo | |
Bronzy Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Nectarinia kilimensis | AF | c, e | |
Brown-throated Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes malacensis | OR, AU | Myanmar to Java, c, s Philippines, Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas | |
Buff-throated Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Chalcomitra adelberti | AF | w | |
Cameroon Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cyanomitra oritis | AF | se Nigeria, w Cameroon, Bioko | |
Carmelite Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Chalcomitra fuliginosa | AF | w | |
Collared Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Hedydipna collaris | AF | w, c, e, s | |
Congo Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris congensis | AF | Congo region | |
Copper Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris cupreus | AF | w, c, e, sc | |
Copper-throated Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Leptocoma calcostetha | OR | Myanmar to Palawan (sw Philippines), Borneo, Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo) and Java | |
Crimson Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga siparaja | OR, AU | widespread, also Sulawesi | |
Crimson-backed Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Leptocoma minima | OR | sw India | |
Dusky Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris fuscus | AF | sw | |
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris mediocris | AF | w, c Kenya and n Tanzania | |
Eastern Miombo Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris manoensis | AF | sc, se | |
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes orientalis | AF | Ethiopia and c Somalia to South Sudan, Rwanda and s Tanzania | |
Elegant Sunbird (EN) i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga duyvenbodei | AU | Sangihe (n of Sulawesi) | |
Fire-tailed Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga ignicauda | OR | Himalayas | |
Flame-breasted Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris solaris | AU | Sumbawa to Timor and satellites (Lesser Sundas) | |
Flaming Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga flagrans | OR | Luzon and Catanduanes (n Philippines) | |
Forest Double-collared Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris fuelleborni | AF | c, s Tanzania, Malawi, ne Zambia and n Mozambique | |
Fork-tailed Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga christinae | OR | c China to s Vietnam | |
Fraser's Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Deleornis fraseri | AF | w, wc | |
Giant Sunbird (VU) i | Nectariniidae | Dreptes thomensis | AF | São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.) | |
Golden-winged Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi | AF | e | |
Greater Double-collared Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris afer | AF | e, s South Africa | |
Green-headed Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cyanomitra verticalis | AF | w, c | |
Green-tailed Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga nipalensis | OR | Himalayas to s Vietnam | |
Green-throated Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Chalcomitra rubescens | AF | w, sw | |
Grey Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cyanomitra veroxii | AF | e, se, s | |
Grey-breasted Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera modesta | OR | s Myanmar to s Vietnam, Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo | |
Grey-chinned Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes tephrolaemus | AF | s Nigeria to s Uganda, w Kenya, nw Tanzania, nw Angola and Bioko I. | |
Grey-headed Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Deleornis axillaris | AF | e DR Congo, Uganda and Rwanda | |
Grey-hooded Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga primigenia | OR | montane Mindanao (s Philippines) | |
Grey-throated Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes griseigularis | OR | Luzon group, Mindoro, East Visayas and e Mindanao (n, ec, se Philippines) | |
Handsome Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga bella | OR | Philippines (except Palawan group) | |
Hofmann's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris hofmanni | AF | e Tanzania | |
Humblot's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris humbloti | AF | w Comoros | |
Hunter's Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Chalcomitra hunteri | AF | Ethiopia and Somalia to ne Tanzania | |
Javan Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga mystacalis | OR | Java | |
Johanna's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris johannae | AF | w, c | |
Lina's Sunbird (NT) i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga linaraborae | OR | montane se Mindanao (s Philippines) | |
Little Green Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes seimundi | AF | w, c | |
Little Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera longirostra | OR | widespread | |
Long-billed Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera robusta | OR | Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java and Borneo | |
Loten's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris lotenius | OR | India and Sri Lanka | |
Lovely Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga shelleyi | OR | Palawan group (sw Philippines) | |
Loveridge's Sunbird (EN) i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris loveridgei | AF | ec Tanzania | |
Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris ludovicensis | AF | Angola | |
Luzon Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga jefferyi | OR | montane Luzon (n Philippines) | |
Magnificent Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga magnifica | OR | West Visayas (wc Philippines) | |
Malachite Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Nectarinia famosa | AF | e, se | |
Malagasy Green Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris notatus | AF | w Comoros and Madagascar | |
Mangrove Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes gabonicus | AF | Senegal and Gambia to Cameroon and s to Angola | |
Marico Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris mariquensis | AF | e, se, s | |
Maroon-naped Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga guimarasensis | OR | West Visayas (wc Philippines) | |
Mayotte Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris coquerellii | AF | Mayotte and satellites (se Comoros) | |
Metallic-winged Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga pulcherrima | OR | East Visayas and Mindanao group (c, s Philippines) | |
Moreau's Sunbird (NT) i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris moreaui | AF | c Tanzania | |
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga gouldiae | OR | Himalayas to s Vietnam | |
Naked-faced Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera clarae | OR | Luzon, East Visayas and Mindanao group (n to s Philippines) | |
Neergaard's Sunbird (NT) i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris neergaardi | AF | se Mozambique to Swaziland and e South Africa | |
Newton's Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Anabathmis newtonii | AF | São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.) | |
Nile Valley Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Hedydipna metallica | AF | Egypt to South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia; also sw Arabian Pen. | |
Northern Double-collared Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris reichenowi | AF | wc, e | |
Olive Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cyanomitra olivacea | AF | widespread | |
Olive-backed Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris jugularis | OR, AU | s China and Andaman Is. to Philippines, ne Australia, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is. | |
Olive-bellied Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris chloropygius | AF | w, c | |
Orange-breasted Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthobaphes violacea | AF | South Africa | |
Orange-tufted Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera flammifera | OR | East Visayas and Mindanao group (ec, s Philippines) | |
Orange-tufted Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris bouvieri | AF | Cameroon and the Central African Republic to Uganda, n Zambia and n Angola | |
Oustalet's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris oustaleti | AF | sc | |
Pale Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera dilutior | OR | Palawan (sw Philippines) | |
Palestine Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris osea | AF | nc, also s, w Arabian Pen. | |
Pemba Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris pembae | IO | Pemba I. (off Tanzania) | |
Plain Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes simplex | OR | Malay Pen., Sumatra, Nias, n Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo) and Borneo | |
Plain-backed Sunbird (NT) i U | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes reichenowi | AF | e, se | |
Prigogine's Double-collared Sunbird (NT) i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris prigoginei | AF | se DR Congo | |
Principe Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anabathmis hartlaubii | AF | Príncipe (c Gulf of Guinea Is.) | |
Purple Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris asiaticus | PAL, OR | e Arabian Pen. to se Asia | |
Purple-banded Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris bifasciatus | AF | wc, e, se | |
Purple-breasted Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Nectarinia purpureiventris | AF | e DR Congo, s Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi | |
Purple-naped Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum | OR | Myanmar to Sumatra and Borneo | |
Purple-rumped Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Leptocoma zeylonica | OR | Indian subcontinent | |
Purple-throated Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Leptocoma sperata | OR | Philippines | |
Pygmy Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Hedydipna platura | AF | Mauritania to Guinea Bissau and e to Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda | |
Red-chested Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris erythrocercus | AF | extreme s Sudan to w, c Tanzania | |
Red-throated Sunbird (NT) i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes rhodolaemus | OR | Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo | |
Regal Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris regius | AF | ec | |
Reichenbach's Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Anabathmis reichenbachii | AF | Liberia to e DR Congo and s to n Angola | |
Rockefeller's Sunbird (VU) i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris rockefelleri | AF | e DR Congo | |
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Chalcoparia singalensis | OR | Nepal to s China, Java and Borneo | |
Rufous-winged Sunbird (VU) i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris rufipennis | AF | c Tanzania | |
Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris stuhlmanni | AF | sc | |
Scarlet-chested Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Chalcomitra senegalensis | AF | w, c, e, s | |
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Nectarinia johnstoni | AF | e | |
Seychelles Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris dussumieri | IO | Inner Is. (ne Seychelles) | |
Shelley's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris shelleyi | AF | Tanzania to Zambia, n Zimbabwe and n Mozambique | |
Shining Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris habessinicus | AF | ne, e, also s | |
Socotra Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Chalcomitra balfouri | AF | Socotra | |
Souimanga Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris sovimanga | AF | Aldabra (w Aldabra group, sw Seychelles) and Madagascar | |
Southern Double-collared Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris chalybeus | AF | South Africa | |
Spectacled Spiderhunter i U | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera flavigaster | OR | Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo | |
Splendid Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris coccinigastrus | AF | Senegal and Gambia s to Liberia and e to ne DR Congo and nw Uganda | |
Streaked Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera magna | OR | Himalayas to s Vietnam | |
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera affinis | OR | montane Java and Bali | |
Superb Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris superbus | AF | w, c | |
Tacazze Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Nectarinia tacazze | AF | ne, e | |
Temminck's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga temminckii | OR | montane Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo | |
Thick-billed Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera crassirostris | OR | Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo | |
Tiny Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris minullus | AF | Sierra Leone and Liberia to Uganda, DR Congo and Gabon and Bioko I. | |
Tsavo Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris tsavoensis | AF | e Kenya and ne Tanzania | |
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes neglectus | AF | se Kenya to ec Mozambique | |
Ursula's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris ursulae | AF | Cameroon | |
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird (NT) i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris usambaricus | AF | se Kenya and ne Tanzania | |
Van Hasselt's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Leptocoma brasiliana | OR | ne India to se Asia and Greater Sundas | |
Variable Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris venustus | AF | w, c, e | |
Vigors's Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga vigorsii | OR | w peninsular India | |
Violet-breasted Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris chalcomelas | AF | ec Somalia to se Kenya | |
Violet-tailed Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes aurantius | AF | Cameroon to e DR Congo and s to n Angola | |
Western Miombo Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris gertrudis | AF | c Angola and s DR Congo to sw Tanzania and n Malawi | |
Western Violet-backed Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes longuemarei | AF | w, c, e, sc | |
White-bellied Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris talatala | AF | s Tanzania to s Angola, n Botswana, n, e South Africa and Mozambique | |
White-flanked Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga eximia | OR | montane Java | |
Whitehead's Spiderhunter i | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera juliae | OR | montane n, c Borneo | |
Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird i U | Nectariniidae | Cinnyris whytei | AF | ec | |
Yellow-chinned Sunbird i | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes rectirostris | AF | Sierra Leone to Ghana | |
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter i U | Nectariniidae | Arachnothera chrysogenys | OR | Malay Pen., Sumatra, Riau and Lingga is. (ne of c Sumatra), w Java (extinct?) and Borneo | |
36% 54 species of 146 (0 extinct).