Cinnyris Sunbirds
Cinnyris
Cinnyris is a genus of sunbirds. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia. They are generally known as double-collared sunbirds because the fringe of their bib usually includes a band of contrastingly coloured feathers.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 62 known species
Ornate Sunbird
speciesCinnyris ornatus
Purple Sunbird
speciesCinnyris asiaticus
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
speciesCinnyris chalybeus
Sahul Sunbird
speciesCinnyris frenatus
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
speciesCinnyris afer
Variable Sunbird
speciesCinnyris venustus
White-bellied Sunbird
speciesCinnyris talatala
Loten's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris lotenius
Palestine Sunbird
speciesCinnyris osea
Marico Sunbird
speciesCinnyris mariquensis
Garden Sunbird
speciesCinnyris jugularis
Beautiful Sunbird
speciesCinnyris pulchellus
Purple-banded Sunbird
speciesCinnyris bifasciatus
Souimanga Sunbird
speciesCinnyris sovimanga
Dusky Sunbird
speciesCinnyris fuscus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
speciesCinnyris chloropygius
Copper Sunbird
speciesCinnyris cupreus
Red-chested Sunbird
speciesCinnyris erythrocercus
Splendid Sunbird
speciesCinnyris coccinigastrus
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
speciesCinnyris reichenowi
Seychelles Sunbird
speciesCinnyris dussumieri
Gorgeous Sunbird
speciesCinnyris melanogastrus
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
speciesCinnyris mediocris
Malagasy Sunbird
speciesCinnyris notatus
Eastern Miombo Sunbird
speciesCinnyris manoensis
Palawan Sunbird
speciesCinnyris aurora
Superb Sunbird
speciesCinnyris superbus
Regal Sunbird
speciesCinnyris regius
Flame-breasted Sunbird
speciesCinnyris solaris
Arabian Sunbird
speciesCinnyris hellmayri
Forest Double-collared Sunbird
speciesCinnyris fuelleborni
Black-bellied Sunbird
speciesCinnyris nectarinioides
Tiny Sunbird
speciesCinnyris minullus
Abyssinian Sunbird
speciesCinnyris habessinicus
Johanna's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris johannae
Mayotte Sunbird
speciesCinnyris coquerellii
Pemba Sunbird
speciesCinnyris pembae
Neergaard's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris neergaardi
Stuhlmann's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris stuhlmanni
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
speciesCinnyris usambaricus
South Moluccan Sunbird
speciesCinnyris clementiae
Tsavo Sunbird
speciesCinnyris tsavoensis
Montane Double-collared Sunbird
speciesCinnyris ludovicensis
Orange-tufted Sunbird
speciesCinnyris bouvieri
Moreau's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris moreaui
Loveridge's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris loveridgei
Shelley's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris shelleyi
Tukangbesi Sunbird
speciesCinnyris infrenatus
Apricot-breasted Sunbird
speciesCinnyris buettikoferi
Rufous-winged Sunbird
speciesCinnyris rufipennis
Anjouan Sunbird
speciesCinnyris comorensis
Bates's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris batesi
Humblot's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris humbloti
Western Miombo Sunbird
speciesCinnyris gertrudis
Flores Sea Sunbird
speciesCinnyris teysmanni
Oustalet's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris oustaleti
Violet-breasted Sunbird
speciesCinnyris chalcomelas
Ursula's Sunbird
speciesCinnyris ursulae
Mamberamo Sunbird
speciesCinnyris idenburgi
Beautiful × Gorgeous Sunbird
hybridCinnyris pulchellus × melanogastrus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 144404.