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Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

Cyanomitra cyanolaema

Least ConcernRareOmnivoreForestDomed nestSmall · 17 g
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 1
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 2
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 3
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 4
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 5
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 6
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 7
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 8
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 9
Photo: (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema), photo 10
Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

The blue-throated brown sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
Uganda Ghana Equatorial Guinea Côte d’Ivoire Congo - Kinshasa Nigeria Liberia Cameroon Gabon Sierra Leone Angola Congo - Brazzaville Central African Republic Zambia Guinea Rwanda

When to see it

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Blue-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae) Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeThe blue-headed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Cameroon Sunbird (Cyanomitra oritis) Cameroon SunbirdCyanomitra oritisThe Cameroon sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Bannerman's Sunbird (Cyanomitra bannermani) Bannerman's SunbirdCyanomitra bannermaniBannerman's sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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