Small, stout little birds. Crown, mantle and underparts olive green, back, rump and wings red. Male has red face. Forages on the ground along pathways and on forest edges, flying up high to perch and observe. Shy and elusive, but quite common. Often seen around dam...
Medium sized, completely blue black, males have long tail streamers (diagnostic). Feeds over grasslands and forest edges. Intra-African migrant. Endangered through loss of montane grassland habitat by invasion of wattle and pine. Occurs in low numbers in Vumba and...
Very small, grey above, whitish below, tail dark grey narrowly tipped with white. Uncommon resident, endemic to E Zimbabwe and adjacent areas in Mozambique. Gleans insects in the canopy of the forest. Poorly known. Often seen along road near Twinstreams and Swynnerton...
Large sunbird, completely bronze, long tail. Forest edges and montane scrub. Feeds on nectar from aloes, Erythrina and other red/orange flowers. Can be seen around Crimsonwing...
A beautiful little bird: yellow throat, breast and undertail contrast with rufous crown. Yellow eyestripe. Active, foraging and hawking from middle stratum of forest....
