Southern double-collared sunbird

Cinnyris chalybeus

The Southern double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) is a bird found in South Africa. Gardens and fynbos shrubland in southern Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Cinnyris chalybeus
Region	Africa
Found in	South Africa

🏡 Where the Southern double-collared sunbird lives

Gardens and fynbos shrubland in southern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🌸 Nectar50%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It sips nectar from flowers using a long curved bill.

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Recorded by African Bioacoustics Community (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1166454. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Southern double-collared sunbird

Where does the Southern double-collared sunbird live?

The Southern double-collared sunbird lives in South Africa. Gardens and fynbos shrubland in southern Africa.

What does the Southern double-collared sunbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), nectar (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Southern double-collared sunbird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.