Orange-tufted Sunbird

Cinnyris bouvieri Shelley, 1877

8.7 gWeight

The orange-tufted sunbird (Cinnyris bouvieri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon

Orange-tufted Sunbird has been recorded at 23 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya39 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya34 records
Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda23 records

More places

Bakossi Mountains – Kodmin ForestCameroon14 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya11 records
Parc de la LekediGabon9 records
Bigodi SwampUganda5 records
Ngaoundaba RanchCameroon4 records
Mt. Cameroon – Guinness TrackCameroon3 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya3 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Uganda Cameroon Gabon Angola

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The orange-tufted sunbird (Cinnyris bouvieri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in moist savanna, the grassy edges of gallery forest and of isolated tropical forests in Africa. It is absent from forests in the central Congo Basin.

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Questions

How big is the Orange-tufted Sunbird?

The Orange-tufted Sunbird weighs around 8.7 g.

Where does the Orange-tufted Sunbird live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Cameroon and the Central African Republic to Uganda, northern Zambia and northern Angola. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Uganda and Cameroon.