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title: "Collared Sunbird"
description: "Hedydipna collaris — Uccelli. The collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris) is a bird species of the family Nectariniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/collared-sunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Collared Sunbird

> Hedydipna collaris — Uccelli. The collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris) is a bird species of the family Nectariniidae.

- Scientific name: *Hedydipna collaris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2752
- Wikidata: [Q839914](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839914)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145122](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145122)

## Names

- en: Collared Sunbird
- de: Waldnektarvogel
- es: Suimanga acollarado
- fr: Souimanga à collier
- nl: Halsbandhoningzuiger
- pt: Beija-flor-de-colar
- pl: Nektarzyk obrożny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1306), TZ (293), KE (212), UG (108), ZM (92), GH (68), MZ (57), MW (56), ZW (50), BW (35), GA (30), RW (19)

## Summary

The collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris) is a bird species of the family Nectariniidae. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. The collared sunbird is in fact mainly insectivorous.

Sunbird flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.
The collared sunbird is a common breeder across most of sub-Saharan Africa. Two or three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. It is a seasonal bird…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290453629

## Machine access

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