Shelley's Sunbird

Cinnyris shelleyi Alexander, 1899

9 gWeight

Shelley's sunbird (Cinnyris shelleyi) is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania

Shelley's Sunbird has been recorded at 15 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Semahwa FarmZambia64 records
Dzalanyama Forest ReserveMalawi8 records
Mikumi NPTanzania6 records

More places

Zomba PlateauMalawi3 records
Masuku LodgeZambia3 records
Mutinondo WildernessZambia3 records
Mushingashi ConservancyZambia3 records
Luambe NPZambia2 records
Lower Zambezi NPZambia2 records
South Luangwa NPZambia2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Zambia Malawi Tanzania Botswana

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

Shelley's sunbird (Cinnyris shelleyi) is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The species is named after George Ernest Shelley, an English ornithologist and nephew of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Questions

How big is the Shelley's Sunbird?

The Shelley's Sunbird weighs around 9 g.

Where does the Shelley's Sunbird live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern DRCongo and Tanzania to Zambia, northern Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique. It is most often recorded in Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.