Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Nectariniidae
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. There are 131 species worldwide and 52 species which occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo contains the largest number of sunbirds of any country on earth.
- Scarlet-tufted Sunbird Deleornis fraseri
- Gray-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris
- Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae
- Mouse-brown Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicus
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
- Violet-tailed Sunbird Anthreptes aurantium
- Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi
- Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura
- Reichenbach's Sunbird Anabathmis reichenbachii
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema
- Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae
- Bannerman's Sunbird Cyanomitra bannermani
- Eastern Olive-Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
- Western Olive-Sunbird Cyanomitra obscura
- Carmelite Sunbird Chalcomitra fuliginosa
- Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Bocage's Sunbird Nectarinia bocagii
- Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris
- Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
- Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
- Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius
- Tiny Sunbird Cinnyris minullus
- Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis
- Stuhlmann's Sunbird Cinnyris stuhlmanni (E)
- Prigogine's Sunbird Cinnyris prigoginei (E)
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris preussi
- Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer
- Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius
- Rockefeller's Sunbird Cinnyris rockefelleri (E)
- Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris
- Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
- Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
- Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi
- Congo Sunbird Cinnyris congensis (E)
- Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocerca
- Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
- Orange-tufted Sunbird Cinnyris bouvieri
- Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris oseus
- Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigaster
- Johanna's Sunbird Cinnyris johannae
- Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus
- White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- Bates's Sunbird Cinnyris batesi
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo