Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa (Linnaeus, 1766) — also called Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird, yellow-tufted malachite sunbird. Occurrence records of the Malachite Sunbird are shared on GBIF from around 146 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (3 134 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernNectariniidae

146reserves with records

29 024records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) — Photo: Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	3 134
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	2 877
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 649
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 070
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	710
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	707
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	667
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	665
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	620
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	608
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	592
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	569
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	566
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	531
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	527
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	521
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	514
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	494
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	479
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	452
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	423
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	417
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	411
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	393
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	390
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	339
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	339
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	336
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	333
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	316
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	299
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	295
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	281
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	276
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	274
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	272
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	270
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	259
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	247
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	228
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	225
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	210
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	208
Long Tom Pas-Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	195
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	180
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	170
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	169
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	151
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	147
Gustav Kungbiel Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	145
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	145
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	136
QwaQwa National ParkNational park	FS Free State	104
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	95
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	95
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	88
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	81
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	81
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	70
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	61

and 86 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 100 reserves
Eastern Cape: 13 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 12 reserves
Free State: 8 reserves
Mpumalanga: 7 reserves
Northern Cape: 4 reserves
Limpopo: 1 reserve
Gauteng: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Scientific name: Nectarinia famosa
GBIF taxon: 5229971
Wikidata: Q1300638

More of the Nectariniidae family

Amethyst Sunbird White-bellied Sunbird Southern Double-collared Sunbird Greater Double-collared 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.