How big is a Fraser's Sunbird?

The Fraser's Sunbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.

Where can you see a Fraser's Sunbird?

The Fraser's Sunbird occurs in 13 countries, including Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon and Gabon.

What birds look similar to a Fraser's Sunbird?

The Fraser's Sunbird is most easily confused with the Grey-headed Sunbird.

Is the Fraser's Sunbird endangered?

The Fraser's Sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Fraser's Sunbird

Deleornis fraseri

Spiderhunters and Sunbirds · Passeriformes · Rare

The Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri) is a rare spiderhunters and sunbird found in 13 countries, weighing about 11 g. Fraser's sunbird or the scarlet-tufted sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforest11 g

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 1 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 3 — Photo: James Hope Stewart (1789–1883) · Public domain

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 4 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 5 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 6 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 7 — Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Zac Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Antoine Thivolle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Zac Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Fraser's Sunbird

Fraser's sunbird or the scarlet-tufted sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Where it lives

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

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Grey-headed SunbirdDeleornis axillaris

Quick questions

What does a Fraser's Sunbird look like?: Fraser's sunbird or the scarlet-tufted sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
How big is a Fraser's Sunbird?: The Fraser's Sunbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
Where can you see a Fraser's Sunbird?: The Fraser's Sunbird occurs in 13 countries, including Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon and Gabon.
What birds look similar to a Fraser's Sunbird?: The Fraser's Sunbird is most easily confused with the Grey-headed Sunbird.
Is the Fraser's Sunbird endangered?: The Fraser's Sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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