White-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusCinnyris (Cinnyris Sunbirds)
- SpeciesCinnyris talatala (White-breasted Sunbird)
About the White-breasted Sunbird
The white-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), also known as the white-breasted sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Occurs from Angola to southern Tanzania south to southern Africa, where it is common to locally abundant across northern Namibia, northern and south-eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and north-eastern South Africa. It generally prefers semi-arid savanna woodland, such as Acacia, bushwillow (Combretum) and riparian thickets, Zambezi teak (Baikiaea plurijuga) and mixed miombo (Brachystegia) woodland.
It mainly eats nectar supplemented with arthropods, often joining mixed-species foraging flocks in the day, along with other sunbirds at large sources of nectar. In the late afternoon it regularly hawks insects aerially and gleans invertebrates from foliage.
The following food items have been recorded in its diet: * Arthropods insects aphids ants grasshoppers (Orthoptera) moths (Lepidoptera) spiders The nest (see image... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of White-breasted Sunbird in Etosha National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 10 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 14 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 17 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-breasted Sunbird in Etosha National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Sunbird sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 333 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-breasted Sunbird in Etosha National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for White-breasted Sunbird in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.