Sunbirds
Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae (which includes spiderhunters in Asia)
The sunbirds are very small passerine birds that feed largely on nectar, though they also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can feed while hovering like a hummingbird, but they mostly perch. Strong sexual dimorphism is typical, with males brilliant and females drab. Approximately 131 species exist worldwide, 22 in Southern Africa.
- Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi accidental
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
- Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea endemic
- Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
- Mouse-colored Sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Miombo Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer
- Neergaard's Sunbird Cinnyris neergaardi
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus
- Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi
- Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
- Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds