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White-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris talatala

Least ConcernUncommonNectarWoodlandDomed nestTiny · 8 g
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 1
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 2
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 3
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 4
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 5
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 6
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 7
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 8
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 9
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), photo 10
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

About the White-bellied Sunbird

The white-bellied sunbird, also known as the white-breasted sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa Zimbabwe Namibia Botswana Eswatini Zambia Mozambique Malawi Angola Tanzania

Recorded as a rare visitor in Congo - Kinshasa.

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeusThe southern double-collared sunbird is 12 cm long. Loten's Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusLoten's sunbirds are small, only 12–13 cm long. Loten's Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusLoten's sunbirds are small, only 12–13 cm long.

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