Sunbirds

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris reichenowi

The Northern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris reichenowi) is a 6.8 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

6.8 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Eq. Guinea, Nigeria, Burundi, Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: BBPP Research Station · Moka (Equatorial Guinea); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Bakossi Mountains · Kodmin Forest (Cameroon); Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi).

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