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Grey Sunbird

Cyanomitra veroxii

Least Concern
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 1
Photo: Dave Brown · CC0
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 2
Photo: Joseph Heymans · CC0
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 3
Photo: Andrew Smith · Public domain
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 4
Photo: Andrew Smith · Public domain
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 5
Photo: Andrew Smith · Public domain
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 6
Photo: (c) Christiaan Viljoen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 7
Photo: (c) Sunčana Bradley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 8
Photo: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 9
Photo: (c) Presha Soogrim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii), photo 10
Photo: (c) Sameer Shaik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Grey Sunbird

The grey sunbird or mouse-coloured sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to shoreline areas of Africa, from Somalia to South Africa.

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

What the Grey Sunbird sounds like

Recording: Anne Ndung'u · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Grey Sunbird lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa Mozambique Tanzania Kenya Eswatini Malawi

Recorded as a rare visitor in Somalia.

When to see the Grey Sunbird

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

Easily confused with

Green-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis) Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisThe green-headed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema) Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaThe blue-throated brown sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Blue-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae) Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeThe blue-headed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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