Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusNectarinia (African Long-tailed Sunbirds)
- SpeciesNectarinia famosa (Malachite Sunbird)
The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. They pollinate many flowering plants, particularly those with long corolla tubes, in the Fynbos. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Dusky Sunbird
Cinnyris fuscus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus
Mariqua Sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Pale-winged Starling
Onychognathus nabouroup
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Malachite Sunbird at Namib-Naukluft National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there