# List of sunbirds

Nectariniidae is a family of passerine birds in the superfamily Passeroidea, comprising the sunbirds and spiderhunters. Members of Nectariniidae are also known as nectariniids. Their range extends from the Afrotropics north to the Levant and southern Arabian Peninsula, and east through South and Southeast Asia up to New Guinea and northern Australia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, from arid savannah to tropical rainforests, and can be found from sea level to an altitude of 4,900 m (16,100 ft). Sunbirds are generally small birds with long, thin, down-curved bills and brightly coloured, iridescent plumages. They display marked sexual dimorphism, and males are much more visually striking than females, who are usually dull green, brown, or grey. The spiderhunters (Arachnothera) are larger than other sunbirds and show less sexual dimorphism.
The primary threat facing sunbirds is habitat loss and degradation caused by deforestation due to agriculture. Most species of sunbird are considered to be of Least Concern by the IUCN, although three species, the Amani sunbird, Loveridge's sunbird, and the elegant sunbird, are Endangered, and several others are considered Near Threatened or Vulnerable.
The exact delineation of sunbird species is somewhat contested and varies from authority to authority: the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognizes 146 species of sunbirds in 16 genera, while other authorities recognise 143–147 species. The largest genera are Cinnyris and Aethopyga, with 53 and 23 species, respectively. Recent phylogenetic studies indicate that several widespread species such as the olive-backed and black sunbirds may represent complexes of multiple cryptic species. Several undescribed species of sunbird may also exist in Sierra Leone, Djibouti, and Tanzania.

## Conventions

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the sunbird's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List.
This list follows the taxonomic treatment (designation and order of species) and nomenclature (scientific and common names) of version 13.2 of the IOC World Bird List. Where the taxonomy proposed by the IOC World Bird List conflicts with the taxonomy followed by the IUCN or the 2023 edition of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, the disagreement is noted next to the species's common name (for nomenclatural disagreements) or scientific name (for taxonomic disagreements).

## Classification

The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognizes 146 species of sunbirds in 16 genera; other authorities recognise 143–147 species. This list does not include hybrid species, extinct prehistoric species, or putative species not yet accepted by the IOU.
* Genus Chalcoparia: one species
* Genus Deleornis: two species
* Genus Anthreptes: fifteen species
* Genus Hedydipna: four species
* Genus Anabathmis: three species
* Genus Dreptes: one species
* Genus Anthobaphes: one species
* Genus Cyanomitra: seven species
* Genus Chalcomitra: seven species
* Genus Nectarinia: six species
* Genus Drepanorhynchus: one species
* Genus Cinnyris: fifty-three species
* Genus Aethopyga: twenty-two species
* Genus Kurochkinegramma: one species
* Genus Arachnothera: thirteen species

## Nectariniids

Genus Chalcoparia – Cabanis, 1851 – 1 species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Ruby-cheeked sunbird | C. singalensis (Gmelin, J. F., 1789) Eleven subspecies C. s. singalensis C. s. assamensis C. s. bantenensis C. s. borneana C. s. internota C. s. interposita C. s. koratensis C. s. pallida C. s. panopsia C. s. phoenicotis C. s. sumatrana | South Asia, Indochina, Java, and Borneo | LC  Unknown |
Genus Deleornis – Wolters, 1977 – two species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Fraser's sunbird | D. fraseri (Jardine & Selby, 1843) Three subspecies D. f. idius D. f. cameroonensis D. f. fraseri | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Grey-headed sunbird | D. axillaris (Reichenow, 1893) | Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
Genus Anthreptes – Swainson, 1832 – fifteen species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Plain-backed sunbird | A. reichenowi Gunning, 1909 Two subspecies A. r. yokanae A. r. reichenowi | Disjunctly in coastal East Africa and western Southern Africa | NT  Unknown |
| Anchieta's sunbird | A. anchietae (Barboza du Bocage, 1878) | Angola east to Tanzania and Mozambique | LC  Unknown |
| Plain sunbird | A. simplex (Müller, S., 1843) | Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra | LC  Unknown |
| Brown-throated sunbird | A. malacensis (Scopoli, 1786) Sixteen subspecies A. m. malacensis A. m. anambae A. m. erixanthus A. m. bornensis A. m. mjobergi A. m. paraguae A. m. heliolusius A. m. wiglesworthi A. m. iris A. m. chlorigaster A. m. cagayanensis A. m. heliocalus A. m. celebensis A. m. extremus A. m. convergens A. m. rubrigena | Southeast Asia | LC  Unknown |
| Grey-throated sunbird | A. griseigularis Tweeddale, 1878 Two subspecies A. g. birgitae A. g. griseigularis | Philippines | LC  Unknown |
| Red-throated sunbird | A. rhodolaemus Shelley, 1878 | Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra | NT  Unknown |
| Mangrove sunbird | A. gabonicus (Hartlaub, 1861) | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Western violet-backed sunbird | A. longuemarei (Lesson, R. P., 1831) Three subspecies A. l. longuemarei A. l. angolensis A. l. nyassae | Sub-Saharan Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Eastern violet-backed sunbird | A. orientalis Hartlaub, 1880 | Horn of Africa south to Tanzania | LC  Unknown |
| Uluguru violet-backed sunbird | A. neglectus Neumann, 1922 | East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Violet-tailed sunbird | A. aurantius Verreaux, J. & Verreaux, É., 1851 | Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Little green sunbird | A. seimundi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1908) Three subspecies A. s. kruensis A. s. seimundi A. s. minor | West Africa, Central Africa, and western East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Yellow-chinned sunbird | A. rectirostris (Shaw, 1812) | West Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Grey-chinned sunbird | A. tephrolaemus (Jardine & Fraser, 1852) | Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Banded green sunbird | A. rubritorques Reichenow, 1905 | Tanzania | VU  1500–7000 |
Genus Hedydipna – Cabanis, 1851 – four species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Collared sunbird | H. collaris (Vieillot, 1819) Nine subspecies H. c. subcollaris H. c. hypodila H. c. somereni H. c. djamdjamensis H. c. garguensis H. c. elachior H. c. zambesiana H. c. zuluensis H. c. collaris | Sub-Saharan Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Pygmy sunbird | H. platura (Vieillot, 1819) | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Nile Valley sunbird | H. metallica (Lichtenstein, M. H. C., 1823) | Egypt south to Sudan and northern Horn of Africa, southwestern Arabian peninsula | LC  Unknown |
| Amani sunbird | H. pallidigaster (Sclater, W. L. & Moreau, 1935) | Tanzania and southeastern Kenya | EN  1500–7000 |
Genus Anabathmis – Reichenow, 1905 – three species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Reichenbach's sunbird | A. reichenbachii (Hartlaub, 1857) | Extreme southern West Africa east to Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Príncipe sunbird | A. hartlaubii (Hartlaub, 1857) | Príncipe | LC  Unknown |
| Newton's sunbird | A. newtonii (Barboza du Bocage, 1887) | São Tomé Island | LC  Unknown |
Genus Dreptes – Reichenow, 1914 – one species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Giant sunbird | D. thomensis (Barboza du Bocage, 1889) | São Tomé Island | VU  250–999 |
Genus Anthobaphes – Cabanis, 1851 – one species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Orange-breasted sunbird | A. violacea (Linnaeus, 1766) | Southwestern South Africa | LC  Unknown |
Genus Cyanomitra – Reichenbach, 1853 – seven species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Green-headed sunbird | C. verticalis (Latham, 1790) Four subspecies C. v. verticalis C. v. bohndorffi C. v. cyanocephala C. v. viridisplendens | West, Central, and East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Bannerman's sunbird | C. bannermani Grant, C. H. B. & Mackworth-Praed, 1943 | Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Blue-throated brown sunbird | C. cyanolaema (Jardine & Fraser, 1852) Three subspecies C. c. magnirostrata C. c. cyanolaema C. c. octaviae | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Cameroon sunbird | C. oritis (Reichenow, 1892) Three subspecies C. o. poensis C. o. oritis C. o. bansoensis | Western Cameroon, southeastern Nigeria, and Bioko | LC  Unknown |
| Blue-headed sunbird | C. alinae Jackson, F. J., 1904 Five subspecies C. a. derooi C. a. kaboboensis C. a. alinae C. a. tanganjicae C. a. marungensis | Eastern Rift Mountains | LC  Unknown |
| Olive sunbird | C. olivacea (Smith, A., 1840) Eleven subspecies C. o. guineensis C. o. cephaelis C. o. obscura C. o. ragazzii C. o. changamwensis C. o. neglecta C. o. granti C. o. alfredi C. o. sclateri C. o. olivacina C. o. olivacea | Sub-Saharan Africa south of the Sahel | LC  Unknown |
| Grey sunbird | C. veroxii (Smith, A., 1832) Three subspecies C. v. fischeri C. v. zanzibarica C. v. veroxii | Coasts of East and Southern Africa | LC  Unknown |
Genus Chalcomitra – Reichenbach, 1853 – seven species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Buff-throated sunbird | C. adelberti (Gervais, 1834) Two subspecies C. a. adelberti C. a. eboensis | West Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Carmelite sunbird | C. fuliginosa (Bechstein, 1811) Two subspecies C. f. aurea C. f. fuliginosa | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Green-throated sunbird | C. rubescens (Vieillot, 1819) Three subspecies C. r. crossensis C. r. stangerii C. r. rubescens | Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Amethyst sunbird | C. amethystina (Shaw, 1812) Four subspecies C. a. kalckreuthi C. a. kirkii C. a. deminuta C. a. amethystina | Central, East, and Southern Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Scarlet-chested sunbird | C. senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) Six subspecies C. s. senegalensis C. s. acik C. s. proteus C. s. lamperti C. s. saturatior C. s. gutturalis | Sub-Saharan Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Hunter's sunbird | C. hunteri (Shelley, 1889) | Horn of Africa and East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Socotra sunbird | C. balfouri (Sclater, P. L. & Hartlaub, 1881) | Socotra | LC  Unknown |
Genus Leptocoma – Cabanis, 1851 – six species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Purple-rumped sunbird | L. zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766) Two subspecies L. z. flaviventris L. z. zeylonica | Indian subcontinent | LC  Unknown |
| Crimson-backed sunbird | L. minima (Sykes, 1832) | Southwestern India | LC  Unknown |
| Purple-throated sunbird | L. sperata (Linnaeus, 1766) Four subspecies L. s. henkei L. s. sperata L. s. trochilus L. s. juliae | Philippines | NE  Unknown |
| Van Hasselt's sunbird | L. brasiliana (Gmelin, J. F., 1788) Five subspecies L. b. brasiliana L. b. emmae L. b. mecynorhyncha L. b. eumecis L. b. axantha | Eastern Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia | LC  Unknown |
| Black sunbird | L. aspasia (Lesson, R. P. and Garnot, 1828) Twenty-one subspecies L. a. talautensis L. a. sangirensis L. a. grayi L. a. porphyrolaema L. a. auriceps L. a. auricapilla L. a. aspasioides L. a. proserpina L. a. chlorolaema L. a. mariae L. a. cochrani L. a. aspasia L. a. maforensis L. a. nigriscapularis L. a. mysorensis L. a. veronica L. a. cornelia L. a. christianae L. a. caeruleogula L. a. corinna L. a. eichhorni | Eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea | LC  Unknown |
| Copper-throated sunbird | L. calcostetha (Jardine, 1842) | Southeast Asia | LC  Unknown |
Genus Nectarinia – Illiger, 1811 – six species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Bocage's sunbird | N. bocagii Shelley, 1879 | Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola | LC  Unknown |
| Purple-breasted sunbird | N. purpureiventris (Reichenow, 1893) | Albertine Rift Mountains | LC  Unknown |
| Tacazze sunbird | N. tacazze (Stanley, 1814) Two subspecies N. t. tacazze N. t. jacksoni | Horn of Africa and East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Bronzy sunbird | N. kilimensis Shelley, 1885 Three subspecies N. k. kilimensis N. t. arturi N. t. gadowi | Central and East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Malachite sunbird | N. famosa (Linnaeus, 1766) Two subspecies N. f. cupreonitens N. f. famosa | East Africa and Southern Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Scarlet-tufted sunbird | N. johnstoni Shelley, 1885 Four subspecies N. j. johnstoni N. j. dartmouthi N. j. nyikensis N. j. reichenowi | East Africa | LC  Unknown |
Genus Drepanorhynchus – Fischer, G. A. & Reichenow, 1884 – one species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Golden-winged sunbird | D. reichenowi Fischer, G. A., 1884 Three subspecies D. r. shellyae D. r. lathburyi D. r. reichenowi | East Africa | LC  Unknown |
Genus Cinnyris – Cuvier, 1816 – fifty-three species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Olive-bellied sunbird | C. chloropygius (Jardine, 1842) Three subspecies C. c. kempi C. c. chloropygius C. c. orphogaster | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Tiny sunbird | C. minullus Reichenow, 1899 | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Eastern miombo sunbird | C. manoensis Reichenow, 1907 Two subspecies C. m. manoensis C. m. amicorum | East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Western miombo sunbird | C. gertrudis Grote, 1926 | Central and East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Southern double-collared sunbird | C. chalybeus (Linnaeus, 1766) Two subspecies C. c. subalaris C. c. chalybeus | Southern Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Neergaard's sunbird | C. neergaardi Grant, C. H. B., 1908 | Southern Africa | NT  3300–6700 |
| Rwenzori double-collared sunbird | C. stuhlmanni Reichenow, 1893 Four subspecies C. s. stuhlmanni C. s. graueri C. s. chapini C. s. schubotzi | Eastern Rift Mountains | LC  Unknown |
| Whyte's double-collared sunbird | C. whytei Benson, 1948 Two subspecies C. w. whytei C. w. skye | East Africa | NE  Unknown |
| Prigogine's double-collared sunbird | C. prigoginei MacDonald, 1958 | Southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo | NT  Unknown |
| Ludwig's double-collared sunbird | C. ludovicensis (Barboza du Bocage, 1868) | Angola | NE  Unknown |
| Northern double-collared sunbird | C. reichenowi Sharpe, 1891 Two subspecies C. r. preussi C. r. reichenowi | Western Central Africa and East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Greater double-collared sunbird | C. afer (Linnaeus, 1766) | Southern Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Regal sunbird | C. regius Reichenow, 1893 Two subspecies C. r. regius C. r. anderseni | Albertine Rift Valley | LC  Unknown |
| Rockefeller's sunbird | C. rockefelleri Chapin, 1932 | Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo | VU  1100–11900 |
| Eastern double-collared sunbird | C. mediocris Shelley, 1885 | Kenya and Tanzania | LC  Unknown |
| Usambara double-collared sunbird | C. usambaricus Grote, 1922 | Southeast Kenya and northeast Tanzania | NT  Unknown |
| Forest double-collared sunbird | C. fuelleborni Reichenow, 1899 Two subspecies C. f. fuelleborni C. f. bensoni | East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Moreau's sunbird | C. moreaui Sclater, W. L., 1933 | Central Tanzania | NT  Unknown |
| Loveridge's sunbird | C. loveridgei Hartert, E. J. O., 1922 | Eastern central Tanzania | EN  14000–24700 |
| Beautiful sunbird | C. pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1766) Two subspecies C. p. pulchellus C. p. melanogastrus | West, Central, and East Africa | NE  Unknown |
| Marico sunbird | C. mariquensis Smith, A., 1836 Three subspecies C. m. osiris C. m. suahelicus C. m. mariquensis | East and Southern Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Shelley's sunbird | C. shelleyi Alexander, 1899 | East Africa | NE  Unknown |
| Hofmann's sunbird | C. hofmanni Reichenow, 1915 | Eastern Tanzania | NE  Unknown |
| Congo sunbird | C. congensis (van Oort, 1910) | Congo Basin | LC  Unknown |
| Red-chested sunbird | C. erythrocercus (Hartlaub, 1857) | Extreme southern Sudan to central Tanzania | LC  Unknown |
| Black-bellied sunbird | C. nectarinioides Richmond, 1897 Two subspecies C. n. erlangeri C. n. nectarinioides | East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Purple-banded sunbird | C. bifasciatus (Shaw, 1812) Two subspecies C. b. bifasciatus C. b. microrhynchus | East, Central, and Southern Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Tsavo sunbird | C. tsavoensis van Someren, 1922 | Kenya and northeastern Tanzania | LC  Unknown |
| Violet-breasted sunbird | C. chalcomelas Reichenow, 1905 | Somalia and Kenya | LC  Unknown |
| Pemba sunbird | C. pembae Reichenow, 1905 | Pemba Island | LC  Unknown |
| Orange-tufted sunbird | C. bouvieri Shelley, 1877 | Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Palestine sunbird | C. osea Bonaparte, 1856 Two subspecies C. o. osea C. o. decorsei | Arabian Peninsula and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Arabian sunbird | C. hellmayri Neumann, 1904 Two subspecies C. h. kinneari C. h. hellmayri | Arabian Peninsula | NE  Unknown |
| Shining sunbird | C. habessinicus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828) Three subspecies C. h. habessinicus C. h. alter C. h. turkanae | East Africa | NE  Unknown |
| Splendid sunbird | C. coccinigastrus (Latham, 1801) | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Johanna's sunbird | C. johannae Verreaux, J. & Verreaux, É., 1851 Two subspecies C. h. fasciatus C. h. johannae | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Superb sunbird | C. superbus (Shaw, 1812) Four subspecies C. s. ashantiensis C. s. nigeriae C. s. superbus C. s. buvuma | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Rufous-winged sunbird | C. rufipennis (Jensen, 1983) | Central Tanzania | VU  2500–9999 |
| Oustalet's sunbird | C. oustaleti (Barboza du Bocage, 1878) Two subspecies C. o. oustaleti C. o. rhodesiae | Disjunctly, in Angola, and in Tanzania and Zambia | LC  Unknown |
| White-bellied sunbird | C. talatala Smith, A., 1836 | Southern Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Variable sunbird | C. venustus (Shaw, 1799) Five subspecies C. v. venustus C. v. fazoqlensis C. v. albiventris C. v. falkensteini C. v. igneiventris | West, Central, and East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Dusky sunbird | C. fuscus Vieillot, 1819 Two subspecies C. f. fuscus C. f. inclusus | Southwestern Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Ursula's sunbird | C. ursulae (Alexander, 1903) | Cameroon | LC  Unknown |
| Bates's sunbird | C. batesi Ogilvie-Grant, 1908 | West and Central Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Copper sunbird | C. cupreus (Shaw, 1812) Two subspecies C. c. cupreus C. c. chalceus | West, Central, and East Africa | LC  Unknown |
| Purple sunbird | C. asiaticus (Latham, 1790) Three subspecies C. a. brevirostris C. a. asiaticus C. a. intermedius | Eastern Arabian Peninsula east to South Asia and Indochina | LC  Unknown |
| Olive-backed sunbird | C. jugularis (Linnaeus, 1766) Twenty-one subspecies C. j. andamanicus C. j. proselius C. j. klossi C. j. rhizophorae C. j. flammaxillaris C. j. ornatus C. j. polyclystus C. j. aurora C. j. obscurior C. j. jugularis C. j. woodi C. j. plateni C. j. infrenatus C. j. robustirostris C. j. teysmanni C. j. frenatus C. j. buruensis C. j. clementiae C. j. keiensis C. j. idenburgi C. j. flavigastra | Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia | NE  Unknown |
| Apricot-breasted sunbird | C. buettikoferi Hartert, E. J. O., 1896 | Sumba | LC  Unknown |
| Flame-breasted sunbird | C. solaris (Temminck, 1825) Two subspecies C. s. exquisitus C. s. solaris | Lesser Sunda Islands and Wetar | LC  Unknown |
| Souimanga sunbird | C. sovimanga (Gmelin, J. F., 1788) Five subspecies C. s. sovimanga C. s. apolis C. s. aldabrensis C. s. abbotti C. s. buchenorum | Madagascar and Seychelles | LC  Unknown |
| Malagasy green sunbird | C. notatus (Müller, P. L. S., 1776) Three subspecies C. n. notatus C. n. moebii C. n. voeltzkowi | Madagascar and Comoros | NE  Unknown |
| Seychelles sunbird | C. dussumieri (Hartlaub, 1861) | Seychelles | LC  Unknown |
| Humblot's sunbird | C. humbloti Milne-Edwards, A. & Oustalet, 1885 Two subspecies C. h. humbloti C. h. mohelicus | Grande Comore and Mohéli | LC  Unknown |
| Anjouan sunbird | C. comorensis Peters, W., 1864 | Anjouan | LC  Unknown |
| Mayotte sunbird | C. coquerellii (Hartlaub, 1860) | Mayotte | LC  Unknown |
| Loten's sunbird | C. lotenius (Linnaeus, 1766) Two subspecies C. l. hindustanicus C. l. lotenius | India and Sri Lanka | LC  Unknown |
Genus Aethopyga – Cabanis, 1851 – twenty-two species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Grey-hooded sunbird | A. primigenia (Hachisuka, 1941) Two subspecies A. p. diuatae A. p. primigenia | Mindanao | LC  20000–49999 |
| Apo sunbird | A. boltoni Mearns, 1905 Three subspecies A. b. malindangensis A. b. boltoni A. b. tibolii | Mindanao | LC  15000–24999 |
| Lina's sunbird | A. linaraborae Kennedy, R. S., Gonzales & Miranda, 1997 | Mindanao | NT  Unknown |
| Flaming sunbird | A. flagrans Oustalet, 1876 | Luzon and Catanduanes | LC  Unknown |
| Maroon-naped sunbird | A. guimarasensis (Steere, 1890) Two subspecies A. g. guimarasensis A. g. daphoenonota | Negros, Panay, and Guimaras | LC  Unknown |
| Metallic-winged sunbird | A. pulcherrima Sharpe, 1876 | Central and southern Philippines | NE  Unknown |
| Luzon sunbird | A. jefferyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) | Luzon | NE  Unknown |
| Bohol sunbird | A. decorosa (McGregor, 1907) | Bohol | NE  Unknown |
| Elegant sunbird | A. duyvenbodei (Schlegel, 1871) | Sangihe Islands | EN  13000–29000 |
| Lovely sunbird | A. shelleyi Sharpe, 1876 | Palawan archipelago | LC  Unknown |
| Handsome sunbird | A. bella Tweeddale, 1877 Six subspecies A. b. flavipectus A. b. minuta A. b. rubrinota A. b. bella A. b. bonita A. b. arolasi | Philippines | LC  Unknown |
| Mrs. Gould's sunbird | A. gouldiae (Vigors, 1831) Four subspecies A. g. gouldiae A. g. isolata A. g. dabryii A. g. annamensis | Indochina, southern China, and Himalayan foothills | LC  Unknown |
| Green-tailed sunbird | A. nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) Nine subspecies A. n. horsfieldi A. n. nipalensis A. n. koelzi A. n. victoriae A. n. karenensis A. n. angkanensis A. n. australis A. n. blanci A. n. ezrai | Indochina, southern China, and Himalayan foothills | LC  Unknown |
| White-flanked sunbird | A. eximia (Horsfield, 1821) | Java | LC  Unknown |
| Fork-tailed sunbird | A. christinae Swinhoe, 1869 Three subspecies A. c. latouchii A. c. sokolovi A. c. christinae | China, Vietnam, and Laos | NE  Unknown |
| Black-throated sunbird | A. saturata (Hodgson, 1836) Ten subspecies A. s. saturata A. s. assamensis A. s. galenae A. s. petersi A. s. sanguinipectus A. s. anomala A. s. wrayi A. s. ochra A. s. johnsi A. s. cambodiana | Indochina, southern China, and Himalayan foothills | LC  Unknown |
| Crimson sunbird | A. siparaja (Raffles, 1822) Fourteen subspecies A. s. seheriae A. s. labecula A. s. owstoni A. s. tonkinensis A. s. mangini A. s. insularis A. s. cara A. s. trangensis A. s. siparaja A. s. nicobarica A. s. heliogona A. s. natunae A. s. flavostriata A. s. beccarii | South Asia, Southeast Asia, and southern China | LC  Unknown |
| Magnificent sunbird | A. magnifica Sharpe, 1876 | Western and Central Visayas | LC  Unknown |
| Vigors's sunbird | A. vigorsii (Sykes, 1832) | Western India | LC  Unknown |
| Javan sunbird | A. mystacalis (Temminck, 1822) | Java | LC  Unknown |
| Temminck's sunbird | A. temminckii (Müller, S., 1843) | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo | LC  Unknown |
| Fire-tailed sunbird | A. ignicauda (Hodgson, 1836) Two subspecies A. i. ignicauda A. i. flavescens | Himalayas | LC  Unknown |
Genus Kurochkinegramma – Kashain, 1978 – one species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Purple-naped sunbird | K. hypogrammicum (Müller, S., 1843) Five subspecies K. h. lisettae K. h. mariae K. h. nuchale K. h. hypogrammicum K. h. natunense | Indochina, Borneo, and Sumatra | LC  Unknown |
Genus Arachnothera – Temminck, 1826 – thirteen species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Little spiderhunter | A. longirostra (Latham, 1790) Ten subspecies A. l. longirostra A. l. sordida A. l. pallida A. l. cinereicollis' A. l. zarhina A. l. niasensis A. l. prillwitzi A. l. rothschildi A. l. atita A. l. buettikoferi | South and Southeast Asia | LC  Unknown |
| Orange-tufted spiderhunter | A. flammifera Tweeddale, 1878 Two subspecies A. f. flammifera A. f. randi | Philippines | LC  Unknown |
| Pale spiderhunter | A. dilutior Sharpe, 1876 | Palawan | LC  Unknown |
| Thick-billed spiderhunter | A. crassirostris (Reichenbach, 1853) | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo | LC  Unknown |
| Long-billed spiderhunter | A. robusta Müller, S. & Schlegel, 1844 Two subspecies A. r. robusta A. r. armata | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo | LC  Unknown |
| Spectacled spiderhunter | A. flavigaster (Eyton, 1839) | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo | LC  Unknown |
| Yellow-eared spiderhunter | A. chrysogenys (Temminck, 1826) Two subspecies A. c. chrysogenys A. c. harrissoni | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo | LC  Unknown |
| Naked-faced spiderhunter | A. clarae Blasius, W., 1890 Four subspecies A. c. luzonensis A. c. philippinensis A. c. clarae A. c. malindangensis | Philippines | LC  Unknown |
| Gray-breasted spiderhunter | A. modesta (Eyton, 1839) Three subspecies A. m. caena A. m. modesta A. m. concolor | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo | LC  Unknown |
| Streaky-breasted spiderhunter | A. affinis (Horsfield, 1821) | Java and Bali | LC  Unknown |
| Bornean spiderhunter | A. everetti (Sharpe, 1893) | Borneo | NE  Unknown |
| Streaked spiderhunter | A. magna (Hodgson, 1836) Five subspecies A. m. magna A. m. aurata A. m. musarum A. m. remota A. m. pagodarum | Eastern Indian subcontinent and Indochina | NE  Unknown |
| Whitehead's spiderhunter | A. juliae Sharpe, 1887 | Borneo | LC  Unknown |