Lovely Sunbird

Aethopyga shelleyi

Least Concern

The Lovely Sunbird is a sunbird or spiderhunter of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, towns, and forest edges. It uses a slender curved bill to take nectar from flowers while also eating insects and spiders, and it is an important pollinator in forest, woodland, gardens, and montane vegetation.

Family

Nectariniidae

Group

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Range

Lovely Sunbird Range — Resident or seasonal range in sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, towns, and forest edges

Population

≈ Unknown

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