Marico Sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis)
About the Marico Sunbird
The Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae, which is native to woodlands of the eastern and southern Afrotropics. The bird is typically found in the southeast of the continent of Africa. It is of least concern on the IUCN Red List and has an unknown population size that has yet to be quantified. The Marico sunbird has conservation regions located all over its range, so it is unlikely to go extinct. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 85 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Flame-breasted SunbirdCinnyris solarisrecording
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusrecording
- Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowirecording
- Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullusrecording
- Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisrecording
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.