Sunbirds

Blue-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra alinae

The Blue-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae) is a 13 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

13 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi.

Where to see it: Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi); Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Kibale NP (General and Main Road, please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Uganda); Bigodi Swamp (Uganda).

Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist