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  3. Nectariniidae
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  5. Cinnyris
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  7. Sahul Sunbird

BirdUp · Species

Sahul Sunbird

Cinnyris frenatus(Müller, S, 1843)

Origin: Native
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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

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

Field specs

Length
10–11.4 cm
Weight
6.7–11.9 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Sahul Sunbird live in Australia?

The Sahul Sunbird is native to Australia.

Breeding range
Sulawesi and north Moluccas to New Guinea (except north) and satellites, Aru Is. (south-west of New Guinea) north-east QLD (far north-east Australia), Bismarck Arch. and north and south-central Solomon Is.