---
title: "Bronze Sunbird"
description: "Nectarinia kilimensis — Birds. The bronze sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bronze-sunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bronze Sunbird

> Nectarinia kilimensis — Birds. The bronze sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

- Scientific name: *Nectarinia kilimensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1265
- Wikidata: [Q849992](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849992)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13350](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13350)

## Names

- en: Bronze Sunbird
- de: Bronzenektarvogel
- es: Suimanga Bronceado
- fr: Souimanga bronzé
- nl: Bronshoningzuiger
- pt: Beija-flor-bronzeado
- pl: Nektarnik brązowy

## Countries with the most observations

KE (428), UG (245), TZ (169), RW (101), ZW (36), MW (12), CD (10), AO (7), BI (3)

## Summary

The bronze sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Bié Plateau (Angola) and eastern Afromontane forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_sunbird

## Photo

![Bronze Sunbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bronze-sunbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180743478

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bronze-sunbird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).