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This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

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1. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird   Chalcoparia singalensis
2. Fraser’s Sunbird   Deleornis fraseri
3. Grey-headed Sunbird   Deleornis axillaris
4. Plain-backed Sunbird   Anthreptes reichenowi
5. Anchieta’s Sunbird   Anthreptes anchietae
6. Plain Sunbird   Anthreptes simplex
7. Brown-throated Sunbird   Anthreptes malacensis
8. Grey-throated Sunbird   Anthreptes griseigularis
9. Red-throated Sunbird   Anthreptes rhodolaemus
10. Mangrove Sunbird   Anthreptes gabonicus
11. Western Violet-backed Sunbird   Anthreptes longuemarei
12. Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird   Anthreptes orientalis
13. Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird   Anthreptes neglectus
14. Violet-tailed Sunbird   Anthreptes aurantius
15. Little Green Sunbird   Anthreptes seimundi
16. Grey-chinned Sunbird   Anthreptes rectirostris
17. Banded Green Sunbird   Anthreptes rubritorques
18. Collared Sunbird   Hedydipna collaris
19. Pygmy Sunbird   Hedydipna platura
20. Nile Valley Sunbird   Hedydipna metallica
21. Amani Sunbird   Hedydipna pallidigaster
22. Purple-naped Sunbird   Hypogramma hypogrammicum
23. Reichenbach’s Sunbird   Anabathmis reichenbachii
24. Principe Sunbird   Anabathmis hartlaubii
25. Newton’s Sunbird   Anabathmis newtonii
26. Giant Sunbird   Dreptes thomensis
27. Orange-breasted Sunbird   Anthobaphes violacea
28. Green-headed Sunbird   Cyanomitra verticalis
29. Bannerman’s Sunbird   Cyanomitra bannermani
30. Blue-throated Brown Sunbird   Cyanomitra cyanolaema
31. Cameroon Sunbird   Cyanomitra oritis
32. Blue-headed Sunbird   Cyanomitra alinae
33. Olive Sunbird   Cyanomitra olivacea
34. Grey Sunbird   Cyanomitra veroxii
35. Buff-throated Sunbird   Chalcomitra adelberti
36. Carmelite Sunbird   Chalcomitra fuliginosa
37. Green-throated Sunbird   Chalcomitra rubescens
38. Amethyst Sunbird   Chalcomitra amethystina
39. Scarlet-chested Sunbird   Chalcomitra senegalensis
40. Hunter’s Sunbird   Chalcomitra hunteri
41. Socotra Sunbird   Chalcomitra balfouri
42. Purple-rumped Sunbird   Leptocoma zeylonica
43. Crimson-backed Sunbird   Leptocoma minima
44. Purple-throated Sunbird   Leptocoma sperata
45. Van Hasselt’s Sunbird   Leptocoma brasiliana
46. Black Sunbird   Leptocoma sericea
47. Copper-throated Sunbird   Leptocoma calcostetha
48. Bocage’s Sunbird   Nectarinia bocagii
49. Purple-breasted Sunbird   Nectarinia purpureiventris
50. Tacazze Sunbird   Nectarinia tacazze
51. Bronzy Sunbird   Nectarinia kilimensis
52. Malachite Sunbird   Nectarinia famosa
53. Scarlet-tufted Sunbird   Nectarinia johnstoni
54. Golden-winged Sunbird   Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
55. Olive-bellied Sunbird   Cinnyris chloropygius
56. Tiny Sunbird   Cinnyris minullus
57. Miombo Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris manoensis
58. Southern Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris chalybeus
59. Neergaard’s Sunbird   Cinnyris neergaardi
60. Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris stuhlmanni
61. Prigogine’s Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris prigoginei
62. Ludwig’s Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris ludovicensis
63. Northern Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris reichenowi
64. Greater Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris afer
65. Regal Sunbird   Cinnyris regius
66. Rockefeller’s Sunbird   Cinnyris rockefelleri
67. Eastern Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris mediocris
68. Usambara Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris usambaricus
69. Forest Double-collared Sunbird   Cinnyris fuelleborni
70. Moreau’s Sunbird   Cinnyris moreaui
71. Loveridge’s Sunbird   Cinnyris loveridgei
72. Beautiful Sunbird   Cinnyris pulchellus
73. Marico Sunbird   Cinnyris mariquensis
74. Shelley’s Sunbird   Cinnyris shelleyi
75. Hofmann’s Sunbird   Cinnyris hofmanni
76. Congo Sunbird   Cinnyris congensis
77. Red-chested Sunbird   Cinnyris erythrocercus
78. Black-bellied Sunbird   Cinnyris nectarinioides
79. Purple-banded Sunbird   Cinnyris bifasciatus
80. Tsavo Sunbird   Cinnyris tsavoensis
81. Violet-breasted Sunbird   Cinnyris chalcomelas
82. Pemba Sunbird   Cinnyris pembae
83. Orange-tufted Sunbird   Cinnyris bouvieri
84. Palestine Sunbird   Cinnyris osea
85. Shining Sunbird   Cinnyris habessinicus
86. Splendid Sunbird   Cinnyris coccinigastrus
87. Johanna’s Sunbird   Cinnyris johannae
88. Superb Sunbird   Cinnyris superbus
89. Rufous-winged Sunbird   Cinnyris rufipennis
90. Oustalet’s Sunbird   Cinnyris oustaleti
91. White-bellied Sunbird   Cinnyris talatala
92. Variable Sunbird   Cinnyris venustus
93. Dusky Sunbird   Cinnyris fuscus
94. Ursula’s Sunbird   Cinnyris ursulae
95. Bates’s Sunbird   Cinnyris batesi
96. Copper Sunbird   Cinnyris cupreus
97. Purple Sunbird   Cinnyris asiaticus
98. Olive-backed Sunbird   Cinnyris jugularis
99. Apricot-breasted Sunbird   Cinnyris buettikoferi
100. Flame-breasted Sunbird   Cinnyris solaris
101. Souimanga Sunbird   Cinnyris sovimanga
102. Abbott’s Sunbird   Cinnyris abbotti
103. Malagasy Green Sunbird   Cinnyris notatus
104. Seychelles Sunbird   Cinnyris dussumieri
105. Humblot’s Sunbird   Cinnyris humbloti
106. Anjouan Sunbird   Cinnyris comorensis
107. Mayotte Sunbird   Cinnyris coquerellii
108. Loten’s Sunbird   Cinnyris lotenius
109. Grey-hooded Sunbird   Aethopyga primigenia
110. Apo Sunbird   Aethopyga boltoni
111. Lina’s Sunbird   Aethopyga linaraborae
112. Flaming Sunbird   Aethopyga flagrans
113. Metallic-winged Sunbird   Aethopyga pulcherrima
114. Elegant Sunbird   Aethopyga duyvenbodei
115. Lovely Sunbird   Aethopyga shelleyi
116. Handsome Sunbird   Aethopyga bella
117. Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird   Aethopyga gouldiae
118. Green-tailed Sunbird   Aethopyga nipalensis
119. White-flanked Sunbird   Aethopyga eximia
120. Fork-tailed Sunbird   Aethopyga christinae
121. Black-throated Sunbird   Aethopyga saturata
122. Crimson Sunbird   Aethopyga siparaja
123. Vigors’s Sunbird   Aethopyga vigorsii
124. Javan Sunbird   Aethopyga mystacalis
125. Temminck’s Sunbird   Aethopyga temminckii
126. Fire-tailed Sunbird   Aethopyga ignicauda
127. Little Spiderhunter   Arachnothera longirostra
128. Orange-tufted Spiderhunter   Arachnothera flammifera
129. Pale Spiderhunter   Arachnothera dilutior
130. Thick-billed Spiderhunter   Arachnothera crassirostris
131. Long-billed Spiderhunter   Arachnothera robusta
132. Spectacled Spiderhunter   Arachnothera flavigaster
133. Yellow-eared Spiderhunter   Arachnothera chrysogenys
134. Naked-faced Spiderhunter   Arachnothera clarae
135. Grey-breasted Spiderhunter   Arachnothera modesta
136. Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter   Arachnothera affinis
137. Bornean Spiderhunter   Arachnothera everetti
138. Streaked Spiderhunter   Arachnothera magna
139. Whitehead’s Spiderhunter   Arachnothera juliae