Western Miombo Sunbird

Cinnyris gertrudis

A small typical ‘double-collared’ sunbird. Much smaller and shorter-billed than similar-plumaged Eastern Miombo Sunbird (and ranges hardly overlap); male Western Miombo has narrower red breast band, paler gray belly, and more prominent yellow wingpit tufts. Male Western Miombo also lacks the bluish-violet rump patch of Montane Double-collared Sunbird. Female and immature are dark gray with pale underwings. Singles and pairs are residents of Miombo woodland, gallery forest, and other woodland. Sings a series of jumbled notes ending in a long descending trill.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Cinnyris gertrudis
Authority
Grote, 1926
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Cinnyris

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

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Distribution

Bird Calls

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