Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Nectariniidae
The sunbirds and spiderhunters make up a family, Nectariniidae, of passerine birds. They are small, slender passerines from the Old World, usually with downward-curved bills. Many are brightly coloured, often with iridescent feathers, particularly in the males. Many species also have especially long tail feathers. Their range extends through most of Africa to the Middle East, South Asia, South-east Asia and southern China, to Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia. Species diversity is highest in equatorial...
16 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 151 known species
Cinnyris Sunbirds
genusCinnyris
Red Sunbirds and Allies
genusAethopyga
Green-capped Sunbirds
genusLeptocoma
Plain-throated Sunbirds, Violet-backed Sunbirds, and Allies
genusAnthreptes
African Dark Sunbirds
genusChalcomitra
African Long-tailed Sunbirds
genusNectarinia
Typical Spiderhunters
genusArachnothera
Anthobaphes
genusAnthobaphes
Short-billed Sunbirds
genusHedydipna
Brownish Sunbirds
genusCyanomitra
Chalcoparia
genusChalcoparia
Kurochkinegramma
genusKurochkinegramma
Anabathmis Sunbirds
genusAnabathmis
Drepanorhynchus
genusDrepanorhynchus
Grey-headed and Fraser's Sunbirds
genusDeleornis
Dreptes
genusDreptes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13273.