Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandDomed nestTiny · 10 g

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 1 — Photo: This image is created by user Bram ter Keurs at Observation.org, a global biodiversity recording project. · CC BY 3.0

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 2 — Photo: Bruno Geisler · Public domain

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 3 — Photo: Bruno Geisler · Public domain

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Roland Godon, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Zac Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Mangrove Sunbird

The mangrove sunbird or mouse-brown sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Its range covers areas near the Gulf of Guinea, from Senegal to northwestern Angola.

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Where the Mangrove Sunbird lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Gambia Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Senegal Angola Sierra Leone Guinea-Bissau Liberia Cameroon Benin Nigeria Gabon Guinea

Recorded as a rare visitor in Mali.

When to see the Mangrove Sunbird

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

Easily confused with

Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowiThe plain-backed sunbird, also known as blue-throated sunbird is a sunbird.

Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiThe western violet-backed sunbird or Longuemare's sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Grey-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisThe grey-throated sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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