Sunbirds

Mangrove Sunbird

Anthreptes gabonicus

The Mangrove Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) is an 11 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

11 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Recorded in Gambia, Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Benin, Guinea, Eq. Guinea.

Where to see it: Mills Center (Liberia); Rápidos de Surire, south of Saltinho, Tombali (Guinea-Bissau); Freetown Golf Course (Sierra Leone); Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary (Sierra Leone); Mangais Resort Golf (Angola).

Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist