Ludwig’s Double-collared Sunbird
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain

Spiderhunters and Sunbirds

Ludwig’s Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris ludovicensis

NENot Evaluated
Family
Spiderhunters and Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

Ludwig's double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris ludovicensis) or the montane double-collared sunbird, is a small passerine bird which breeds in forested mountains above 1,800 m (5,900 ft) in western Angola as well as the Nyika Plateau of northern Malawi and northeastern Zambia. This bird is sometimes considered to be con-specific with the greater double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris afer). It is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Montane forest of western Angola.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.