How big is a Buff-throated Sunbird?

The Buff-throated Sunbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.

Where can you see a Buff-throated Sunbird?

The Buff-throated Sunbird occurs in 9 countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

What birds look similar to a Buff-throated Sunbird?

The Buff-throated Sunbird is most easily confused with the Green-throated Sunbird, the Hunter's Sunbird and the Carmelite Sunbird.

Is the Buff-throated Sunbird endangered?

The Buff-throated Sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Buff-throated Sunbird

Chalcomitra adelberti

Spiderhunters and Sunbirds · Passeriformes · Rare

The Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti) is a rare spiderhunters and sunbird found in 9 countries, weighing about 10 g. The buff-throated sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 1 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 3 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 4 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 5 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 6 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 7 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 8 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 9 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Buff-throated Sunbird

The buff-throated sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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Where it lives

Ghana Nigeria Côte d’Ivoire Liberia Sierra Leone Togo Guinea Benin Guinea-Bissau

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Buff-throated Sunbird look like?: The buff-throated sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
How big is a Buff-throated Sunbird?: The Buff-throated Sunbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
Where can you see a Buff-throated Sunbird?: The Buff-throated Sunbird occurs in 9 countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
What birds look similar to a Buff-throated Sunbird?: The Buff-throated Sunbird is most easily confused with the Green-throated Sunbird, the Hunter's Sunbird and the Carmelite Sunbird.
Is the Buff-throated Sunbird endangered?: The Buff-throated Sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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