Nectariniidae - Sunbirds, Spiderhunters
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 There are about 124 species of birds in this family. They are all found in Asia, Africa, Australia.
They are small birds, between 3-8 inches in length. They have long, thin, down-curved bills; long tongues; medium to long tails; and short legs. Many species are brightly colored and have a metallic sheen. Males are usually more brightly colored than females.
They are found in forests and scrublands. They eat nectar, insects, and small fruits. They are very good fliers and some can hover like hummingbirds while taking nectar, but most perch to feed.
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World Status Key
 Least Concern  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Extinct in Wild  Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.
US Status Key
 Threatened in US  Threatened in NH  Endangered in US  Endangered in NH  Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game
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Additional Information
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Amani Sunbird - Anthreptes pallidigaster 
The Amani sunbird is found in Kenya, and Tanzania.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Apo Sunbird - Aethopyga boltoni 
The Apo sunbird is found in the Philippines.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Apo Sunbird -Aethopyga boltoni
The Apo sunbird is found in tropical mountain forests.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black-throated Sunbird -Aethopyga saturata
The black-throated sunbird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bronze Sunbird - Nectarinia kilimensis
The bronze sunbird is found in Angola, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Crimson Sunbird -Aethopyga siparaja
The crimson sunbird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Crimson-backed Sunbird - Nectarinia minima
The crimson-backed sunbird is found in India.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Elegant Sunbird - Aethopyga duyvenbodei
The elegant sunbired is found in Indonesia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Fire-tailed Sunbird -Aethopyga ignicauda
The fire-tailed sunbird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Flaming Sunbird -Aethopyga flagrans
The flaming sunbird is found in the Philippines.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Fork-tailed Sunbird -Aethopyga christinae
The fork-tailed sunbird is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Giant Sunbird - Nectarinia thomensis
The giant sunbired is found in Sao Tomé and Principe.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gould's Sunbird -Aethopyga gouldiae
Gould's sunbird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam
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Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gray-breasted Spiderhunter -Arachnothera affinis
The gray-breasted spiderhunter is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also known as the streaky-breasted spiderhunter.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Gray-hooded Sunbird - Aethopyga primigenia
The gray-hooded sunbired is found in the Philippines.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gray-hooded Sunbird -Aethopyga primigenia
The gray-hooded sunbird is found in tropical and subtropical mountain forests.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Green Sunbird -Anthreptes rectirostris
The green sunbird is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Green-tailed Sunbird -Aethopyga nipalensis
The green-tailed sunbird is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Handsome Sunbird -Aethopyga bella
The handsome sunbird is found in the Philippines.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird -Anthreptes orientalis
The Kenya violet-backed sunbird is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Lina's Sunbird - Aethopyga linaraborae
Lina's sunbired is found in the Philippines.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Little Spiderhunter -Arachnothera longirostra
The little spiderhunter is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Lovely Sunbird -Aethopyga shelleyi
The lovely sunbird is found in the Philippines.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Loveridge's Sunbird - Nectarinia loveridgei
Loveridge''s sunbird is found in Tanzania.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Malachite Sunbird - Nectarinia famosa
The malachite sunbird is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo,, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Metallic-winged Sunbird -Aethopyga pulcherrima
The metallic-winged sunbird is found in the Philippines.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Mouse-brown Sunbird -Anthreptes gabonicus
The mouse-brown sunbird is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Naked-faced Spiderhunter -Arachnothera clarae
The naked-faced spidereater is found in the Philippines.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Neergaard's Sunbird - Nectarinia neergardi
Neergaard's sunbird is found in Mozambique and South Africa.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Plain Sunbird -Anthreptes simplex
The plain sunbird is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Plain-backed Sunbird - Anthreptes reichenowi
The plain-backed sunbird is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe
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Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Plain-backed Sunbird -Anthreptes reichenowi
The plain-backed sunbird, like most birds in htis family, eats nectar and some insects.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Plain-throated Sunbird -Anthreptes malacensis
The plain-throated sunbird is found in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also known as the brown-throated sunbird.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Purple Sunbird - Nectarinia asiatica
The purple sunbird is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Purple-breasted Sunbird -Nectarinia purpureiventris
The purple-breasted sunbird is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Red-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes rhodolaemus
The red-throated sunbird is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand
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Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Red-tufted Sunbird - Nectarinia johnstoni
The red-tufted sunbird is found in The Democratic Republic of the Congo,, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Rufous-winged Sunbird - Nectarinia rufipennis
The rufous-winged sunbird is found in Tanzania.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Streaked Spiderhunter -Arachnothera magna
The streaked spiderhunter is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laosc, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Tacazze Sunbird - Nectarinia tacazze
The Tacazze sunbird is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Thick-billed Spiderhunter -Arachnothera crassirostris
The thick-billed spiderhunter is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Violet-breasted Sunbird - Nectarinia chalcomelas
The violet-breasted sunbird is found in Kenya and Somalia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Western Violet-backed Sunbird -Anthreptes longuemarei
The western violet-backed sunbird is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo , Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Whitheead's Spiderhunter -Arachnothera juliae
Whitheead's spiderhunter is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Yellow-eared Spiderhunter -Arachnothera chrysogenys
The yellow-eared spiderhunter is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
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Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
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There are about 124 species of birds in this family. They are all found in Asia, Africa, Australia.
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