White-bellied sunbird

Cinnyris talatala

The White-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris talatala) is a bird found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Woods and gardens 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 talatala
Region	Africa
Found in	South Africa and Zimbabwe

🏡 Where the White-bellied sunbird lives

Woods and gardens in southern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🌸 Nectar20%

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 with a long curved beak.

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Recorded by African Bioacoustics Community (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1149406. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-bellied sunbird

Where does the White-bellied sunbird live?

The White-bellied sunbird lives in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Woods and gardens in southern Africa.

What does the White-bellied sunbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-bellied 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.