Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusCinnyris (Cinnyris Sunbirds)
- SpeciesCinnyris venustus (Variable Sunbird)
The variable sunbird or yellow-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris venustus), formerly Nectarinia venusta, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of 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 most of the time. The variable sunbird is a fairly common resident breeder in equatorial Africa. Two eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Mariqua Sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus
Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Shining Sunbird
Cinnyris habessinicus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes orientalis
Pygmy Sunbird
Hedydipna platura
Hunter's Sunbird
Chalcomitra hunteri
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Variable Sunbird at Kidepo Valley National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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