White-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris talatala Smith, A, 1836

White-bellied Sunbird, Cinnyris talatala, is a bird of southern and south-central Africa, breeding from southern Tanzania and southern Angola through northern Botswana, northern and eastern South Africa and Mozambique. It belongs to the sunbird family, Nectariniidae, and was described by Smith in 1836. It is associated with semi-arid savanna woodland, including Acacia, Combretum and riparian thickets, as well as Baikiaea and mixed miombo woodland. Its range also includes Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Nectariniidae — Sunbirds

Breeding range

Africa: s Tanzania to s Angola, n Botswana, n, e South Africa and Mozambique