Cinnyris

Cinnyris
Male Purple Sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Cinnyris Cuvier, 1816
species
see text

Cinnyris is a genus of sunbirds. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia

The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

Its members are:

• Olive-bellied Sunbird, Cinnyris chloropygius
• Tiny Sunbird, Cinnyris minullus
• Miombo Sunbird, Cinnyris manoensis
• Southern Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris chalybeus
• Neergaard's Sunbird, Cinnyris neergaardi
• Stuhlmann's Sunbird, Cinnyris stuhlmanni - sometimes included in C. afer
• Prigogine's Sunbird, Cinnyris prigoginei - sometimes included in C. afer
• Montane Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris ludovicensis
• Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris preussi
• Greater Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris afer
• Regal Sunbird, Cinnyris regius
• Rockefeller's Sunbird, Cinnyris rockefelleri
• Eastern Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris mediocris
• Moreau's Sunbird, Cinnyris moreaui
• Beautiful Sunbird, Cinnyris pulchellus
• Loveridge's Sunbird, Cinnyris loveridgei
• Mariqua Sunbird, Cinnyris mariquensis
• Shelley's Sunbird, Cinnyris shelleyi
• Congo Sunbird, Cinnyris congensis
• Red-chested Sunbird, Cinnyris erythrocerca
• Black-bellied Sunbird, Cinnyris nectarinioides
• Purple-banded Sunbird, Cinnyris bifasciatus
• Tsavo Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis - sometimes included in C. bifasciatus
• Violet-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris chalcomelas
• Pemba Sunbird, Cinnyris pembae
• Orange-tufted Sunbird, Cinnyris bouvieri
• Palestine Sunbird, Cinnyris oseus
• Shining Sunbird, Cinnyris habessinicus
• Splendid Sunbird, Cinnyris coccinigaster
• Johanna's Sunbird, Cinnyris johannae
• Superb Sunbird, Cinnyris superbus
• Rufous-winged Sunbird, Cinnyris rufipennis
• Oustalet's Sunbird, Cinnyris oustaleti
• White-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris talatala
• Variable Sunbird, Cinnyris venustus
• Dusky Sunbird, Cinnyris fuscus
• Ursula's Sunbird, Cinnyris ursulae
• Bates' Sunbird, Cinnyris batesi
• Copper Sunbird, Cinnyris cupreus
• Purple Sunbird, Cinnyris asiaticus
• Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis
• Apricot-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris buettikoferi
• Flame-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris solaris
• Souimanga Sunbird, Cinnyris sovimanga
• Seychelles Sunbird, Cinnyris dussumieri
• Madagascar Sunbird, Cinnyris notatus
• Humblot's Sunbird, Cinnyris humbloti
• Anjouan Sunbird, Cinnyris comorensis
• Mayotte Sunbird, Cinnyris coquerellii
• Long-billed Sunbird, Cinnyris lotenius

References

• Barlow, Wacher and Disley, Birds of The Gambia ISBN 1-873403-32-1
• Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, Birds of India ISBN 0-691-04910-6
• Robson, Craig A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand ISBN 1843309211
• Sinclair, Ian; Hockey, Phil and Tarboton, Warwick (2002). SASOL Birds of Southern Africa. Struik. ISBN 1-86872-721-1.