Photos copyright: AS/monacoeye • Lake Victoria • Oct 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Red Chested Sunbird
Latin: Cinnyris erythrocerca
Other: Nectarinia erythrocerca
Family: Nectariniidae • Sunbirds

The Red-chested Sunbird is found in eastern sub-Saharan Africa.

This presumed Red-chested Sunbird was seen in Tanzania at Lake Victoria. The red chest is not visible on the above photo, but can be seen on the original photo.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Ngorongoro • Oct 2009

Bird name: Greater Double Collared Sunbird
Latin: Cinnyris afer
Other:
Family: Nectariniidae • Sunbirds

The Greater Double-collared Sunbird photographed near Ngorongoro Crater.More photos...

Photos copyright: AW/monacoeye • Luanda • November 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Purple Banded Sunbird
Latin: Nectarinia bifasciata
Other: Cinnyris bifasciatus
Family: Nectariniidae • Sunbirds

Probably a Purple-banded Sunbird, but could be a Crimson Sunbird. Seen in Luanda, Angola. Female above, male below.

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212 Nectariniidae - Sunbirds - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Chalcoparia singalensis - Ruby-cheeked Sunbird - Nepal to Java & Borneo

Deleornis fraseri - Fraser's Sunbird - W, WC Africa
Deleornis axillaris - Grey-headed Sunbird - C Africa

Anthreptes reichenowi - Plain-backed Sunbird - E, SE Africa
Anthreptes anchietae - Anchieta's Sunbird - SC Africa
Anthreptes simplex - Plain Sunbird - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Anthreptes malacensis - Brown-throated Sunbird - Burma to Java, Asia, Lesser Sundas & Sulawesi
Anthreptes griseigularis - Grey-throated Sunbird - N, SE Philippines - Split from A. malacensis
Anthreptes rhodolaemus - Red-throated Sunbird - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Anthreptes gabonicus - Mangrove Sunbird - W Africa
Anthreptes longuemarei - Western Violet-backed Sunbird - W, C, E, SC Africa
Anthreptes orientalis - Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird - E Africa
Anthreptes neglectus - Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird - E, SE Africa
Anthreptes aurantius - Violet-tailed Sunbird - C Africa
Anthreptes seimundi - Little Green Sunbird - W, C Africa
Anthreptes rectirostris - Grey-chinned Sunbird - W, C Africa
Anthreptes rubritorques - Banded Green Sunbird - Tanzania

Hedydipna collaris - Collared Sunbird - W, C, E, S Africa
Hedydipna platura - Pygmy Sunbird - W, C, E Africa
Hedydipna metallica - Nile Valley Sunbird - NE, Africa, also SW Arabian Peninsula
Hedydipna pallidigaster - Amani Sunbird - E Africa

Hypogramma hypogrammicum - Purple-naped Sunbird - Burma to Sumatra & Borneo

Anabathmis reichenbachii - Reichenbach's Sunbird - W, C Africa
Anabathmis hartlaubii - Principe Sunbird - Príncipe
Anabathmis newtonii - Newton's Sunbird - São Tomé Africa

Dreptes thomensis - Giant Sunbird - São Tomé Africa

Anthobaphes violacea - Orange-breasted Sunbird - South Africa

Cyanomitra verticalis - Green-headed Sunbird - W, C Africa
Cyanomitra bannermani - Bannerman's Sunbird - S, C Africa
Cyanomitra cyanolaema - Blue-throated Brown Sunbird - W, C Africa
Cyanomitra oritis - Cameroon Sunbird - Cameroon
Cyanomitra alinae - Blue-headed Sunbird - EC Africa
Cyanomitra olivacea - Olive Sunbird - Widespread Africa - New name
Cyanomitra veroxii - Grey Sunbird - E, SE, S Africa

Chalcomitra adelberti - Buff-throated Sunbird - W Africa
Chalcomitra fuliginosa - Carmelite Sunbird - W Africa
Chalcomitra rubescens - Green-throated Sunbird - W, SW Africa
Chalcomitra amethystina - Amethyst Sunbird - E, SE, S Africa
Chalcomitra senegalensis - Scarlet-chested Sunbird - W, C, E, S Africa
Chalcomitra hunteri - Hunter's Sunbird - E Africa
Chalcomitra balfouri - Socotra Sunbird - Socotra Island

Leptocoma zeylonica - Purple-rumped Sunbird - India to Burma, Sri Lanka
Leptocoma minima - Crimson-backed Sunbird - W, S India
Leptocoma sperata - Purple-throated Sunbird - Philippines
Leptocoma brasiliana - Van Hasselt's Sunbird - NE India to SE Asia, Greater Sundas - Split from L. sperata
Leptocoma sericea - Black Sunbird - Sulawesi through Bismarck Archipelago
Leptocoma calcostetha - Copper-throated Sunbird - Burma to Philippines & Java

Nectarinia bocagii - Bocage's Sunbird - WC Africa
Nectarinia purpureiventris - Purple-breasted Sunbird - C Africa
Nectarinia tacazze - Tacazze Sunbird - NE, E Africa
Nectarinia kilimensis - Bronzy Sunbird - C, E Africa
Nectarinia famosa - Malachite Sunbird - E, SE Africa
Nectarinia johnstoni - Scarlet-tufted Sunbird - E Africa

Drepanorhynchus reichenowi - Golden-winged Sunbird - E Africa

Cinnyris chloropygius - Olive-bellied Sunbird - W, C Africa
Cinnyris minullus - Tiny Sunbird - C, W Africa
Cinnyris manoensis - Miombo Double-collared Sunbird - SC, SE Africa
Cinnyris chalybeus - Southern Double-collared Sunbird - South Africa
Cinnyris neergaardi - Neergaard's Sunbird - SE Africa
Cinnyris stuhlmanni - Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird - SC Africa
Cinnyris prigoginei - Prigogine's Double-collared Sunbird - EC Africa
Cinnyris ludovicensis - Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird - SC Africa
Cinnyris reichenowi - Northern Double-collared Sunbird - WC, E Africa
Cinnyris afer - Greater Double-collared Sunbird - South Africa
Cinnyris regius - Regal Sunbird - EC Africa
Cinnyris rockefelleri - Rockefeller's Sunbird - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cinnyris mediocris - Eastern Double-collared Sunbird - W, C Kenya, N Tanzania
Cinnyris usambaricus - Usambara Double-collared Sunbird - SE Kenya, NE Tanzania - Split from C. mediocris
Cinnyris fuelleborni - Forest Double-collared Sunbird - C, S Tanzania, Malawi, NE Zambia, N Mozambique - Split from C. mediocris
Cinnyris moreaui - Moreau's Sunbird - Tanzania
Cinnyris loveridgei - Loveridge's Sunbird - Tanzania
Cinnyris pulchellus - Beautiful Sunbird - W, C, E Africa
Cinnyris mariquensis - Marico Sunbird - E, SE, S Africa
Cinnyris shelleyi - Shelley's Sunbird - SE Africa
Cinnyris hofmanni - Hofmann's Sunbird - E Tanzania - Split from C. shelleyi
Cinnyris congensis - Congo Sunbird - Congo region
Cinnyris erythrocercus - Red-chested Sunbird - E Africa
Cinnyris nectarinioides - Black-bellied Sunbird - E Africa
Cinnyris bifasciatus - Purple-banded Sunbird - WC, E, SE Africa
Cinnyris tsavoensis - Tsavo Sunbird - E Africa
Cinnyris chalcomelas - Violet-breasted Sunbird - E Africa
Cinnyris pembae - Pemba Sunbird - Pemba Island
Cinnyris bouvieri - Orange-tufted Sunbird - C Africa
Cinnyris osea - Palestine Sunbird - NC, Africa, also S, W Arabian Peninsula
Cinnyris habessinicus - Shining Sunbird - NE, E, Africa, also S, W Arabian Peninsula
Cinnyris coccinigastrus - Splendid Sunbird - W, C Africa
Cinnyris johannae - Johanna's Sunbird - W, C Africa
Cinnyris superbus - Superb Sunbird - W, C Africa
Cinnyris rufipennis - Rufous-winged Sunbird - Tanzania
Cinnyris oustaleti - Oustalet's Sunbird - SC Africa
Cinnyris talatala - White-bellied Sunbird - SC Africa
Cinnyris venustus - Variable Sunbird - W, C, E Africa
Cinnyris fuscus - Dusky Sunbird - SW Africa
Cinnyris ursulae - Ursula's Sunbird - Cameroon
Cinnyris batesi - Bates's Sunbird - W, C Africa
Cinnyris cupreus - Copper Sunbird - W, C, E, SC Africa
Cinnyris asiaticus - Purple Sunbird - E Arabian Peninsula to Southeast Asia
Cinnyris jugularis - Olive-backed Sunbird - S China to NE Australia
Cinnyris buettikoferi - Apricot-breasted Sunbird - Sumba
Cinnyris solaris - Flame-breasted Sunbird - Lesser Sundas
Cinnyris sovimanga - Souimanga Sunbird - Madagascar
Cinnyris abbotti - Abbott's Sunbird - Aldabra Island
Cinnyris notatus - Malagasy Green Sunbird - Madagascar region
Cinnyris dussumieri - Seychelles Sunbird - Seychelles Islands
Cinnyris humbloti - Humblot's Sunbird - Comoros
Cinnyris comorensis - Anjouan Sunbird - Comoros
Cinnyris coquerellii - Mayotte Sunbird - Comoros
Cinnyris lotenius - Loten's Sunbird - India, Sri Lanka

Aethopyga primigenia - Grey-hooded Sunbird - Philippines
Aethopyga boltoni - Apo Sunbird - Philippines
Aethopyga linaraborae - Lina's Sunbird - Philippines
Aethopyga flagrans - Flaming Sunbird - Philippines
Aethopyga pulcherrima - Metallic-winged Sunbird - Philippines
Aethopyga duyvenbodei - Elegant Sunbird - Sangihe Island
Aethopyga shelleyi - Lovely Sunbird - Philippines
Aethopyga bella - Handsome Sunbird - Philippines
Aethopyga gouldiae - Mrs. Gould's Sunbird - Himalayas to S Vietnam
Aethopyga nipalensis - Green-tailed Sunbird - Himalayas to S Vietnam
Aethopyga eximia - White-flanked Sunbird - Java
Aethopyga christinae - Fork-tailed Sunbird - S China to S Vietnam
Aethopyga saturata - Black-throated Sunbird - Himalayas to S Vietnam
Aethopyga siparaja - Crimson Sunbird - Widespread Asia, also Sulawesi
Aethopyga vigorsii - Vigors's Sunbird - W Peninsular India - Split from A. siparaja
Aethopyga mystacalis - Javan Sunbird - Java
Aethopyga temminckii - Temminck's Sunbird - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Aethopyga ignicauda - Fire-tailed Sunbird - Himalayas

Arachnothera longirostra - Little Spiderhunter - Widespread Asia
Arachnothera crassirostris - Thick-billed Spiderhunter - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Arachnothera robusta - Long-billed Spiderhunter - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
Arachnothera flavigaster - Spectacled Spiderhunter - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Arachnothera chrysogenys - Yellow-eared Spiderhunter - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
Arachnothera clarae - Naked-faced Spiderhunter - Philippines
Arachnothera modesta - Grey-breasted Spiderhunter - S Burma to S Vietnam, Malay Penin., Borneo & Sumatra
Arachnothera affinis - Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter - Java, Borneo
Arachnothera magna - Streaked Spiderhunter - Himalayas to S Vietnam
Arachnothera juliae - Whitehead's Spiderhunter - Borneo