Amethyst Sunbird
Sunbirds do much to make up for the lack of hummingbirds in the Old World. They have brilliant iridescence and saturated colors and thin, decurved bills. Spiderhunters can be found in the dense Asian undergrowth. Spiderhunters do eat a lot of spiders and insects, but so do sunbirds, and the two groups actually differ very little in overall diet.
The family is Nectariniidae
There are 143 species placed in 16 genera.
So far I have photographed 40 different species. Of many species, I photographed male as well as female. If so I have added a photograph of each one.
See below the genera of which I photographed at least two specie. At the end, I have placed "Various genera". Here you will find a collection of genera with only one species photographed. To make it easier you can find the genus name combined with the species name (visible when displaying the photograph)
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Updated 12/05/2020
Aethopyga with 23 species (6)
Sunbirds - Genus Aethopyga Black-throated Sunbird - Aethopyga saturata Black-throated Sunbird (f) - Aethopyga saturata Crimson Sunbird - Aethopyga siparaja Crimson Sunbird (f) - Aethopyga siparaja Fire-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga ignicauda Green-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga nipalensis Green-tailed Sunbird (f) - Aethopyga nipalensis Mrs. Gould's sunbird - Aethopyga gouldiae Temminck's Sunbird (f) - Aethopyga temminckii
Anthreptes with 14 species (4)
Sunbirds - Genus Anthreptes Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Brown-throated Sunbird (f) - Anthreptes malacensis Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird - Anthreptes orientalis Little Green Sunbird - Anthreptes seimundi Plain Sunbird - Anthreptes simplex https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Sunbirds/Plain_Sunbird_-_Anthreptes_simplex.jpg
Arachnothera with 13 species (2)
Sunbirds - Genus Arachnothera Little Spiderhunter - Arachnothera longirostra Streaked Spiderhunter - Arachnothera magna
Chalcomitra with 7 species (2)
Sunbirds - Genus Chalcomitra Amethyst Sunbird - Chalcomitra amethystina Amethyst Sunbird (f) - Chalcomitra amethystina Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Chalcomitra senegalensis Scarlet-chested Sunbird (f) - Chalcomitra senegalensis
Cinnyris with 53 species (15)
Sunbirds - Genus Cinnyris Beautiful Sunbird - Cinnyris pulchellus Beautiful Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris pulchellus Dusky Sunbird - Cinnyris fuscus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Sunbirds/Dusky_Sunbird_-_Cinnyris_fuscus.jpg Greater Double-collared Sunbird - Cinnyris afer Loten's Sunbird - Cinnyris lotenius https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Sunbirds/Lotens_Sunbird_-_Cinnyris_lotenius.jpg Malagasy Green Sunbird - Cinnyris notatus Malagasy Green Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris notatus Marico Sunbird - Cinnyris mariquensis Marico Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris mariquensis Olive-backed Sunbird - Cinnyris jugularis Olive-backed Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris jugularis Olive-bellied Sunbird - Cinnyris chloropygius Olive-bellied Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris chloropygius Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Sunbirds/Purple_Sunbird_-_Cinnyris_asiaticus.jpg Purple Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris asiaticus Red-chested Sunbird - Cinnyris erythrocercus Red-chested Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris erythrocercus Souimanga Sunbird - Cinnyris sovimanga Southern Double-collared Sunbird - Cinnyris chalybeus Southern Double-collared Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris chalybeus Splendid Sunbird - Cinnyris coccinigastrus Splendid Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris coccinigastrus Variable Sunbird - Cinnyris venustus Variable Sunbird (f) - Cinnyris venustus White-bellied Sunbird - Cinnyris talatala
Hedydipna with 4 species (3)
Sunbirds - Genus Hedydipna Collared Sunbird - Hedydipna collaris Nile Valley Sunbird - Hedydipna metallica Pygmy Sunbird - Hedydipna platura https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Sunbirds/Pygmy_Sunbird_-_Hedydipna_platura.jpg
Leptocoma with 6 species (2)
Sunbirds - Genus Leptocoma Black Sunbird - Leptocoma aspasia https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Sunbirds/Black_Sunbird_-_Leptocoma_aspasia.jpg Black Sunbird (f) - Leptocoma aspasia https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Sunbirds/Black_Sunbird_f_-_Leptocoma_aspasia.jpg Purple-rumped Sunbird - Leptocoma zeylonica Purple-rumped Sunbird (f) - Leptocoma zeylonica
Nectarinia with 6 species (3)
Sunbirds - Genus Nectarinia Bronzy Sunbird - Nectarinia kilimensis Bronzy Sunbird (f) - Nectarinia kilimensis Malachite Sunbird - Nectarinia famosa Tacazze Sunbird - Nectarinia tacazze
Various Genus
Sunbirds - Genus Various Grey Sunbird - Cyanomitra veroxii https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Sunbirds/Grey_Sunbird_-_Cyanomitra_veroxii.jpg Orange-breasted Sunbird - Anthobaphes violacea Orange-breasted Sunbird (f) - Anthobaphes violacea Ruby-cheeked Sunbird - Chalcoparia singalensis Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (f) - Chalcoparia singalensis