Sunbirds

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

The Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a 14 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

14 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, eSwatini, Malawi, Uganda, Ethiopia.

Where to see it: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden (South Africa); Black Mountains · East (Lesotho); Lesotho - Maphutseng Valley (Lesotho); Malolotja Nature Reserve (Eswatini); Sani Pass (LS) (Lesotho).

Photo: (c) Caroline Voget, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist