Iconic Birds
Least Concern
The gorgeous sunbird is a small passerine bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae that is found in southern Kenya and Tanzania. It was formerly placed in the Nectarinia genus, a genus of the Nectariniidae family but was later changed to the Cinnyrus genus. It was also formerly considered to be conspecific with the beautiful sunbird.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top parks for Gorgeous Sunbird. Sightings recorded in 28 safari areas total.
● Common (500+ sightings)● Occasional (50-499)● Rare (<50)
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