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title: "Souimanga Sunbird"
description: "Cinnyris sovimanga — Uccelli. The souimanga sunbird (Cinnyris sovimanga) is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family, Nectariniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/souimanga-sunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Souimanga Sunbird

> Cinnyris sovimanga — Uccelli. The souimanga sunbird (Cinnyris sovimanga) is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family, Nectariniidae.

- Scientific name: *Cinnyris sovimanga*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 952
- Wikidata: [Q2226888](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2226888)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558549](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558549)

## Names

- en: Souimanga Sunbird
- de: Malegassennektarvogel
- es: Suimanga malgache
- fr: Souimangue
- nl: Souimangahoningzuiger
- pt: Beija-flor-de-madagáscar
- pl: Nektarnik pstrobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

MG (823), SC (19)

## Summary

The souimanga sunbird (Cinnyris sovimanga) is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. It is native to the islands of the western Indian Ocean where it occurs on Madagascar, the Aldabra Group and the Glorioso Islands.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170132214

## Machine access

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