Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Cinnyris

Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Cinnyris venustus albiventris

southern Ethiopia to Somalia and northern Kenya
Cinnyris venustus falkensteini

Gabon to northern Angola, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Cinnyris venustus fazoqlensis

east-central Sudan to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and northwestern Kenya
Cinnyris venustus igneiventris

highlands of far eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and western Uganda
Cinnyris venustus venustus

Senegal to northern Cameroon and Ubangi-Shari

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.