List of sunbird species
Sunbirds and spiderhunters form the family Nectariniidae. The International Ornithological Congress recognizes 145 species distributed among 16 genera.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
| Common name | Binomial name | IOC sequence |
| Ruby-cheeked sunbird | Chalcoparia singalensis | 1 |
| Fraser's sunbird | Deleornis fraseri | 2 |
| Grey-headed sunbird | Deleornis axillaris | 3 |
| Plain-backed sunbird | Anthreptes reichenowi | 4 |
| Anchieta's sunbird | Anthreptes anchietae | 5 |
| Plain sunbird | Anthreptes simplex | 6 |
| Brown-throated sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis | 7 |
| Grey-throated sunbird | Anthreptes griseigularis | 8 |
| Red-throated sunbird | Anthreptes rhodolaemus | 9 |
| Mangrove sunbird | Anthreptes gabonicus | 10 |
| Western violet-backed sunbird | Anthreptes longuemarei | 11 |
| Eastern violet-backed sunbird | Anthreptes orientalis | 12 |
| Uluguru violet-backed sunbird | Anthreptes neglectus | 13 |
| Violet-tailed sunbird | Anthreptes aurantius | 14 |
| Little green sunbird | Anthreptes seimundi | 15 |
| Grey-chinned sunbird | Anthreptes rectirostris | 16 |
| Banded green sunbird | Anthreptes rubritorques | 17 |
| Collared sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | 18 |
| Pygmy sunbird | Hedydipna platura | 19 |
| Nile Valley sunbird | Hedydipna metallica | 20 |
| Amani sunbird | Hedydipna pallidigaster | 21 |
| Reichenbach's sunbird | Anabathmis reichenbachii | 22 |
| Principe sunbird | Anabathmis hartlaubii | 23 |
| Newton's sunbird | Anabathmis newtonii | 24 |
| Giant sunbird | Dreptes thomensis | 25 |
| Orange-breasted sunbird | Anthobaphes violacea | 26 |
| Green-headed sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis | 27 |
| Bannerman's sunbird | Cyanomitra bannermani | 28 |
| Blue-throated brown sunbird | Cyanomitra cyanolaema | 29 |
| Cameroon sunbird | Cyanomitra oritis | 30 |
| Blue-headed sunbird | Cyanomitra alinae | 31 |
| Olive sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea | 32 |
| Grey sunbird | Cyanomitra veroxii | 33 |
| Buff-throated sunbird | Chalcomitra adelberti | 34 |
| Carmelite sunbird | Chalcomitra fuliginosa | 35 |
| Green-throated sunbird | Chalcomitra rubescens | 36 |
| Amethyst sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | 37 |
| Scarlet-chested sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | 38 |
| Hunter's sunbird | Chalcomitra hunteri | 39 |
| Socotra sunbird | Chalcomitra balfouri | 40 |
| Purple-rumped sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica | 41 |
| Crimson-backed sunbird | Leptocoma minima | 42 |
| Purple-throated sunbird | Leptocoma sperata | 43 |
| Van Hasselt's sunbird | Leptocoma brasiliana | 44 |
| Black sunbird | Leptocoma aspasia | 45 |
| Copper-throated sunbird | Leptocoma calcostetha | 46 |
| Bocage's sunbird | Nectarinia bocagii | 47 |
| Purple-breasted sunbird | Nectarinia purpureiventris | 48 |
| Tacazze sunbird | Nectarinia tacazze | 49 |
| Bronzy sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis | 50 |
| Malachite sunbird | Nectarinia famosa | 51 |
| Scarlet-tufted sunbird | Nectarinia johnstoni | 52 |
| Golden-winged sunbird | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi | 53 |
| Olive-bellied sunbird | Cinnyris chloropygius | 54 |
| Tiny sunbird | Cinnyris minullus | 55 |
| Eastern Miombo sunbird | Cinnyris manoensis | 56 |
| Western Miombo sunbird | Cinnyris gertrudis | 57 |
| Southern double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris chalybeus | 58 |
| Neergaard's sunbird | Cinnyris neergaardi | 59 |
| Rwenzori double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris stuhlmanni | 60 |
| Whyte's double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris whytei | 61 |
| Prigogine's double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris prigoginei | 62 |
| Ludwig's double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris ludovicensis | 63 |
| Northern double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris reichenowi | 64 |
| Greater double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris afer | 65 |
| Regal sunbird | Cinnyris regius | 66 |
| Rockefeller's sunbird | Cinnyris rockefelleri | 67 |
| Eastern double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris | 68 |
| Usambara double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris usambaricus | 69 |
| Forest double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris fuelleborni | 70 |
| Moreau's sunbird | Cinnyris moreaui | 71 |
| Loveridge's sunbird | Cinnyris loveridgei | 72 |
| Beautiful sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus | 73 |
| Marico sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | 74 |
| Shelley's sunbird | Cinnyris shelleyi | 75 |
| Hofmann's sunbird | Cinnyris hofmanni | 76 |
| Congo sunbird | Cinnyris congensis | 77 |
| Red-chested sunbird | Cinnyris erythrocercus | 78 |
| Black-bellied sunbird | Cinnyris nectarinioides | 79 |
| Purple-banded sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus | 80 |
| Tsavo sunbird | Cinnyris tsavoensis | 81 |
| Violet-breasted sunbird | Cinnyris chalcomelas | 82 |
| Pemba sunbird | Cinnyris pembae | 83 |
| Orange-tufted sunbird | Cinnyris bouvieri | 84 |
| Palestine sunbird | Cinnyris osea | 85 |
| Shining sunbird | Cinnyris habessinicus | 86 |
| Splendid sunbird | Cinnyris coccinigastrus | 87 |
| Johanna's sunbird | Cinnyris johannae | 88 |
| Superb sunbird | Cinnyris superbus | 89 |
| Rufous-winged sunbird | Cinnyris rufipennis | 90 |
| Oustalet's sunbird | Cinnyris oustaleti | 91 |
| White-bellied sunbird | Cinnyris talatala | 92 |
| Variable sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | 93 |
| Dusky sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus | 94 |
| Ursula's sunbird | Cinnyris ursulae | 95 |
| Bates's sunbird | Cinnyris batesi | 96 |
| Copper sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus | 97 |
| Purple sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus | 98 |
| Olive-backed sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis | 99 |
| Apricot-breasted sunbird | Cinnyris buettikoferi | 100 |
| Flame-breasted sunbird | Cinnyris solaris | 101 |
| Souimanga sunbird | Cinnyris sovimanga | 102 |
| Abbott's sunbird | Cinnyris abbotti | 103 |
| Malagasy green sunbird | Cinnyris notatus | 104 |
| Seychelles sunbird | Cinnyris dussumieri | 105 |
| Humblot's sunbird | Cinnyris humbloti | 106 |
| Anjouan sunbird | Cinnyris comorensis | 107 |
| Mayotte sunbird | Cinnyris coquerellii | 108 |
| Loten's sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius | 109 |
| Grey-hooded sunbird | Aethopyga primigenia | 110 |
| Apo sunbird | Aethopyga boltoni | 111 |
| Lina's sunbird | Aethopyga linaraborae | 112 |
| Flaming sunbird | Aethopyga flagrans | 113 |
| Maroon-naped sunbird | Aethopyga guimarasensis | 114 |
| Metallic-winged sunbird | Aethopyga pulcherrima | 115 |
| Luzon sunbird | Aethopyga jefferyi | 116 |
| Bohol sunbird | Aethopyga decorosa | 117 |
| Elegant sunbird | Aethopyga duyvenbodei | 118 |
| Lovely sunbird | Aethopyga shelleyi | 119 |
| Handsome sunbird | Aethopyga bella | 120 |
| Mrs. Gould's sunbird | Aethopyga gouldiae | 121 |
| Green-tailed sunbird | Aethopyga nipalensis | 122 |
| White-flanked sunbird | Aethopyga eximia | 123 |
| Fork-tailed sunbird | Aethopyga christinae | 124 |
| Black-throated sunbird | Aethopyga saturata | 125 |
| Crimson sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | 126 |
| Magnificent sunbird | Aethopyga magnifica | 127 |
| Vigors's sunbird | Aethopyga vigorsii | 128 |
| Javan sunbird | Aethopyga mystacalis | 129 |
| Temminck's sunbird | Aethopyga temminckii | 130 |
| Fire-tailed sunbird | Aethopyga ignicauda | 131 |
| Purple-naped sunbird | Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum | 132 |
| Little spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra | 133 |
| Orange-tufted spiderhunter | Arachnothera flammifera | 134 |
| Pale spiderhunter | Arachnothera dilutior | 135 |
| Thick-billed spiderhunter | Arachnothera crassirostris | 136 |
| Long-billed spiderhunter | Arachnothera robusta | 137 |
| Spectacled spiderhunter | Arachnothera flavigaster | 138 |
| Yellow-eared spiderhunter | Arachnothera chrysogenys | 139 |
| Naked-faced spiderhunter | Arachnothera clarae | 140 |
| Grey-breasted spiderhunter | Arachnothera modesta | 141 |
| Streaky-breasted spiderhunter | Arachnothera affinis | 142 |
| Bornean spiderhunter | Arachnothera everetti | 143 |
| Streaked spiderhunter | Arachnothera magna | 144 |
| Whitehead's spiderhunter | Arachnothera juliae | 145 |