Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Southern Double-collared SunbirdSouthern Double-collared SunbirdSouthern Double-collared Sunbird

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris chalybeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
1 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern double-collared sunbird or lesser double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It is mainly resident, but partially migratory in the north-east of its range. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Purple-banded Sunbird
LC

Purple-banded Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

30–40% · Possible
White-breasted Sunbird
LC

White-breasted Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris talatala

5–10% · With luck
Neergaard's Sunbird
NT

Neergaard's Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris neergaardi

5–10% · With luck
Mariqua Sunbird
LC

Mariqua Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris mariquensis

<5% · Rare
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Greater Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris afer

<5% · Rare
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

40–50% · Likely
Olive Sunbird
LC

Olive Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanomitra olivacea

30–40% · Possible
Mouse-colored Sunbird

Mouse-colored Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanomitra veroxii

30–40% · Possible
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

10–20% · With luck
Plain-backed Sunbird
LC

Plain-backed Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthreptes reichenowi

<5% · Rare
Amethyst Sunbird
LC

Amethyst Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra amethystina

<5% · Rare
Malachite Sunbird
LC

Malachite Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia famosa

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Southern Double-collared Sunbird at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
70–80%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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