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 39 species which occur in Uganda.
- Gray-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
- Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
- Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi
- Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema
- Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae
- Eastern Olive-Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
- Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri
- Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris
- Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze
- 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
- Stuhlmann's Sunbird Cinnyris stuhlmanni (E)
- Prigogine's Sunbird Cinnyris prigoginei
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris preussi
- Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer
- Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius
- Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
- Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
- Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocerca
- Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
- Orange-tufted Sunbird Cinnyris bouvieri
- Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris oseus
- Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus
- Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigaster
- Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Uganda