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Mangrove sunbird

Anthreptes gabonicus (Hartlaub, 1861)

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The mangrove sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 10.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mangrove sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus)
Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mangrove sunbird

Weight
10.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 1.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mangrove sunbird live?

Not recorded

What is the mangrove sunbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The mangrove sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) or mouse-brown sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Its range covers areas near the Gulf of Guinea (on either side of the Dahomey Gap), from Senegal to northwestern Angola.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Mangrove sunbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mangrove_sunbird&oldid=1379847593), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the mangrove sunbird endangered?

The mangrove sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the mangrove sunbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyNectariniidae
  6. genusAnthreptes
  7. SpeciesAnthreptes gabonicus (Hartlaub, 1861)

Synonyms Nectarinia gabonica

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Brown sunbirdEnglish
  • Brown sunbirdEnglish
  • MBSUEnglish
  • Mouse-brown sunbirdEnglish
  • Mouse-brown sunbirdEnglish
  • Mouse-brown sunbird or mangrove sunbirdEnglish
  • suimanga dels manglarsCatalan
  • strdimil šedohnědýCzech
  • aderyn haul brownWelsh
  • Gråbrun SolfuglDanish
  • GabunnektarvogelGerman
  • Gabun-NektarvogelGerman
  • MangrovenektarvogelGerman
  • mangrova nektarinioEsperanto
  • Suimanga pardoSpanish
  • hiirimedestäjäFinnish
  • Souimanga brunFrench
  • srebrnastotrbi medosasCroatian
  • gaboni nektármadárHungarian
  • Nettarinia brunastraItalian
  • メジロコバシタイヨウチョウJapanese
  • rudoji trumpauodegė nektarinukėLithuanian
  • Bruine HoningzuigerDutch
  • brunsolfuglNorwegian
  • nektarzyk myszatyPolish
  • beija-flor-do-gabãoPortuguese
  • beija-flor-dos-mangaisPortuguese
  • nectarínia-dos-mangaisPortuguese
  • Серая нектарницаRussian
  • Габунская короткохвостая нектарницаRussian
  • nektárovka hnedáSlovak
  • Gabonska mišja sunčicaSerbian
  • mangrovesolfågelSwedish
  • Esmer NektarkuşuTurkish
  • саїманга сіраUkrainian
  • 灰褐食蜜鳥Chinese
  • 灰褐直嘴太陽鳥Chinese
  • 灰褐食蜜鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the mangrove sunbird

Other species in the same genus Anthreptes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the mangrove sunbird?

An adult mangrove sunbird weighs 10.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mangrove sunbird endangered?

The mangrove sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the mangrove sunbird?

The mangrove sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mangrove sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-sunbird

MLA

“Mangrove sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-sunbird.

BibTeX
@misc{mangrove_sunbird_2026,
  title = {Mangrove sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-sunbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}