Greater Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris afer (Linnaeus, 1766) — also called GDCS, Larger Double-collared Sunbird. Occurrence records of the Greater Double-collared Sunbird are shared on GBIF from around 134 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (4 391 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernNectariniidae

134reserves with records

28 366records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

Greater Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris afer) — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	4 391
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	2 005
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 909
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 737
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 111
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 088
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	959
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	959
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	947
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	940
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	698
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	698
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	661
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	600
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	408
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	408
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	405
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	402
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	378
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	353
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	327
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	280
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	279
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	279
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	252
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	214
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	205
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	199
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	191
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	186
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	184
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	160
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	160
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	156
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	149
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	148
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	147
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	142
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	126
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	124
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	117
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	115
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	114
Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	106
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	105
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	105
Knysna Elephant ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	104
Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	99
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	98
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	95
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	94
Raptor Rescue PlettWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	93
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	92
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve	WC Western Cape	86
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	85
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	85
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	67
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	67
Long Tom Pas-Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	66
Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve	FS Free State	64

and 74 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Eastern Cape: 49 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 36 reserves
Western Cape: 31 reserves
Mpumalanga: 10 reserves
Limpopo: 4 reserves
Free State: 3 reserves
Gauteng: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Scientific name: Cinnyris afer
GBIF taxon: 7340730
Wikidata: Q25187709

More of the Nectariniidae family

Amethyst Sunbird White-bellied Sunbird Southern Double-collared Sunbird Malachite Sunbird Collared Sunbird Olive Sunbird Orange-breasted Sunbird Mouse-colored Sunbird Scarlet-chested Sunbird Marico Sunbird Purple-banded Sunbird Dusky Sunbird Neergaard's Sunbird

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.