---
title: "Roethoningzuiger"
description: "Cinnyris fuscus — Vogels. The dusky sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/dusky-sunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roethoningzuiger

> Cinnyris fuscus — Vogels. The dusky sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

- Scientific name: *Cinnyris fuscus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne), `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 832
- Wikidata: [Q1923283](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1923283)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145189](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145189)

## Names

- en: Dusky Sunbird
- de: Rußnektarvogel
- es: Suimanga oscuro
- fr: Souimanga fuligineux
- nl: Roethoningzuiger
- pt: Beija-flor-sombrio
- pl: Nektarnik żałobny

## Countries with the most observations

NA (463), ZA (347), AO (6), BW (3)

## Summary

The dusky sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. This relatively dull sunbird is found in arid savanna, thickets and shrubland (e.g. Karoo) in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

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

## Photo

![Roethoningzuiger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-sunbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: dune_ninja · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317712184

## Machine access

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