Sunbirds

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris chalybeus

The Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) is a 7.7 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

7.7 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in South Africa, Zimbabwe, eSwatini.

Where to see it: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden (South Africa); Strandfontein WTP (South Africa); Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary (Eswatini); Malolotja Nature Reserve (Eswatini); Hlane Royal NP · Ndlovu Camp (Eswatini).

Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist