Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernNectarForestDomed nestTiny · 9 g

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 1 — Photo: PampaSorro · CC BY 4.0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 2 — Photo: PampaSorro · CC BY 4.0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 3 — Photo: Legawa, Everest C. · CC BY 4.0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 4 — Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 5 — Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 6 — Photo: Legawa, Everest C. · CC BY 4.0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 7 — Photo: Jason Alexander · CC BY 4.0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 8 — Photo: Jason Alexander · CC BY 4.0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 9 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris), photo 10 — Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0

About the Flame-breasted Sunbird

The flame-breasted sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found on Timor and other islands, primarily in the Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Where the Flame-breasted Sunbird lives

Regular range

Indonesia Timor-Leste

When to see the Flame-breasted Sunbird

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Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Arabian SunbirdCinnyris hellmayriThe Arabian sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Seychelles SunbirdCinnyris dussumieriIt can reach a length from eleven to twelve centimetres.

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