Splendid Sunbird

When to see the Splendid Sunbird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Splendid Sunbird

The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Angola.

About the Splendid Sunbird

The splendid sunbird is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also feed on insects, especially when feeding young.

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Easily confused with

Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusThe red-chested sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiThe northern double-collared sunbird is a medium-sized species. Eastern Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensisThe eastern miombo sunbird or miombo double-collared sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.