BirdUp · Species
Sahul Sunbird
Cinnyris frenatus(Müller, S, 1843)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Genus
- Cinnyris
At a glance
The Sahul Sunbird is a tiny bird, about 10–11 cm long, native to Australia.
- Size
- 10–11 cm
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Sahul Sunbird look like?
The Sahul Sunbird is a tiny bird, about 10–11 cm long and weighing 7–12 g.
The Sahul sunbird is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae that is endemic to Sulawesi eastwards to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is also found in northeast Australia. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the olive-backed sunbird, now renamed the garden sunbird.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Sahul Sunbird eat?
The Sahul Sunbird feeds on insects, nectar, fruit and spiders.
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