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The sunbirds and spiderhunters make up a family, Nectariniidae, of very small passerine birds. There are 132 species in 15 genera. The family is distributed throughout Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and just reaches northernAustralia. Most sunbirds feed largely on nectar, but also take insects and spiders, especially when feeding young. Flower tubes that bar access to nectar because of their shape, are simply punctured at the base near the nectaries. Fruit is also part of the diet of some species. Their flight is fast and direct on their short wings.

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Aethopyga christinae - Fork-tailed SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae - Mrs Gould's SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis - Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga saturata - Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga siparaja - Crimson SunbirdAethopyga temminckii - Temminck's SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis - Brown-throated SunbirdAnthreptes simplex - Plain SunbirdArachnothera longirostra - Little SpiderhunterArachnothera magna - Streaked SpiderhunterChalcoparia singalensis - Ruby-cheeked SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus - Purple SunbirdCinnyris jugularis - Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris lotenius - Loten's SunbirdHypogramma hypogrammicum - Purple-naped SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha - Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma minima - Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica - Purple-rumped Sunbird