Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii)
About the Grey Sunbird
The grey sunbird or mouse-coloured sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to shoreline areas of Africa, from Somalia to South Africa. This species feeds on nectar. It has been recorded to feed on the nectar of Schotia brachypetala and Kigelia africana. It even engages in nectar robbing by piercing a hole in the side of the corolla. It is also a pollinator of 10 genera of plants with uses that are medicinal, edible or may be used as a building material. Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
A real field recording of the Grey Sunbird. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania · xeno-canto lists 115 recordings for this species in total.
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- Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisprofile
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.