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Female with pollen on her face from feeding on flowering Aloes.
Photo by GuideInAfrica
Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe
Photo by GuideInAfrica
Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe
- Cinnyris manoensis
Nectarinia manoensis
Identification
Distribution
Africa
Eastern Africa: Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.
Southern Africa: found only in Zimbabwe.
Taxonomy
Female with pollen on her face from feeding on flowering Aloes.
Photo by safariranger
Lake Kyle, Zimbabwe, June 2006
Photo by safariranger
Lake Kyle, Zimbabwe, June 2006
This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- C. m. manoensis:
- Southern Tanzania to south-eastern Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique
- C. m. amicorum:
- Mozambique (Mount Gorongoza)
Eastern Miombo Sunbird and Western Miombo Sunbird have until recently been considered one species, Miombo Double-collared Sunbird.
Habitat
Miombo woodland, gardens and edges of montane forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Eastern Miombo Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Miombo_Sunbird
