Pygmy Sunbird

Hedydipna platura

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Hedydipna
eBird Code
pygsun2

Distribution

Mauritania and Senegal eastward to Sudan, South Sudan, and perhaps locally in western Ethiopia, southward to northern Ivory Coast, northern Nigeria, northern Central African Republic, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Uganda; resident in northern part of range, only a breeding visitor to southern portions of range

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.