The Wildebeest's guide to South Africa
Grey Sunbird
Afrikaans name: Gryssuikerbekkie
Grey Sunbird
Photo © Steven Herbert
Cyanomitra veroxii
The Grey Sunbird is found along the eastern coastal regions of Africa from South Africa through to Kenya. In South Africa it is found from the Eastern Cape through KwaZulu-Natal.
It is quite common in coastal forest but may also be found in valley bushveld and inland forests.
The Grey Sunbird mainly feeds on nectar but it does also eat termites and caterpillars as well.
The female normally lays either 2 or 3 eggs which are brown in colour. The nest is made of fine materials and hangs from vegetation over a clearing.
Roberts Birds Names by Edition
| Edition | Roberts nr | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 765 | Elaeocerthia verroxii verroxii |
| 2nd | 765 | Cyanomitra veroxii |
| 3rd | 765 | Cyanomitra veroxii |
| 4th | 765 | Cyanomitra veroxii |
| 5th | 789 | Nectarinia veroxii |
| 6th | 789 | Nectarinia veroxii |
| 7th | 816 | Cyanomitra veroxii |
| Edition | Roberts nr | English name |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 765 | Grey Sunbird |
| 2nd | 765 | Grey Sunbird |
| 3rd | 765 | Grey Sunbird |
| 4th | 765 | Grey Sunbird |
| 5th | 789 | Grey Sunbird |
| 6th | 789 | Grey Sunbird |
| 7th | 816 | Grey Sunbird |
| Edition | Roberts nr | Afrikaans name |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 765 | Grys-suikerbekkie |
| 2nd | 765 | Grys Suikerbekkie |
| 3rd | 765 | Grys Suikerbekkie |
| 4th | 765 | Grys Suikerbekkie |
| 5th | 789 | Gryssuikerbekkie |
| 6th | 789 | Gryssuikerbekkie |
| 7th | 816 | Gryssuikerbekkie |
References and further reading
The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 324Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 93
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 408
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 374
Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 697
Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 696
Newmans Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 400
Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 310
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 413
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 543
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 533
Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 70
Ian Sinclairs Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 294
Newmans Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 400
Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 263
Birds of the Transkei - Author: C.D. Quickelberge - Published: 1989 - Page: 113
Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 247
A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 38
A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 38
A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 291
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