
The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 4,423 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Malachite Sunbird is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,422 records, iNaturalist












Regoor Suid-Afrika
Beplan ’n reis
Gashere het die Malachite Sunbird gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.
Spesie
Nectarinia famosa
Waarnemings
4 422
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Malachite Sunbird op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Malachite Sunbird at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Rocherpan Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Malachite Sunbird is most recorded in Western Cape (75% of records), Eastern Cape (15% of records), based on 4 422 iNaturalist observations. 99 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Malachite Sunbird on site or nearby.
The Malachite Sunbird is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa.