Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Category: Iconic Birds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Wikipedia

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 162 safari areas across 13 countries and 4 regions.

• Central Rift Valley & Awash, Ethiopia - 6 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 6 records
• Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 5 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 5 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 3 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 3 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 3 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 3 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 3 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 2 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 2 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 2 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 2 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 2 records
• Eastern Rwanda Savannah, Rwanda - 2 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 2 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 2 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 2 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 2 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 2 records
• Northern Zambia, Zambia - 2 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 2 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Northern Savanna & Bénoué Basin, Cameroon - 2 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 2 records
• Northern Savanna & Cross-Border Wildlife, Ghana - 2 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 2 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 2 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 2 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 2 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 2 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 2 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 2 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 1 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 1 records
• South Omo & Southwest Lowlands, Ethiopia - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Malawi & Shire Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Malawi & Shire Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 1 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 1 records
• Eastern Borderlands, Zambia - 1 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 1 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Western Highlands & Border Forests, Cameroon - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 1 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 1 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 1 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 1 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 1 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 1 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 1 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 1 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 1 records
• Northern Savanna & Cross-Border Wildlife, Ghana - 1 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records