Western Miombo Sunbird
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Spiderhunters and Sunbirds

Western Miombo Sunbird

Cinnyris gertrudis

LCLeast Concern
Family
Spiderhunters and Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The western miombo sunbird (Cinnyris gertrudis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in eastern Africa.

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

Range and habitat

Foothill to montane miombo woodland, savanna, and riverine woodland, from western Angola eastward through southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and northern Malawi to western and central Tanzania.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.