Sunbirds

Green-throated Sunbird

Chalcomitra rubescens

The Green-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra rubescens) is a 10 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

10 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Gabon, Eq. Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Brazil, Nigeria, Zambia, Central African Rep., Tanzania, Rwanda.

Where to see it: Tombingo Forest (Angola); Lesio-Louna Reserve · Iboubikro and track to Mah (Republic of the Congo); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo); LuiKotale Camp (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Bakossi Mountains · Kodmin Forest (Cameroon).

Photo: (c) Rafael Würtemberger, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist