dusky sunbird

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| image = Nectarinia fusca -Northern Cape, South Africa-8.jpg

| image_caption=Non-breeding male in Northern Cape, South Africa

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Cinnyris fuscus |volume=2016 |page=e.T22717950A94559334 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717950A94559334.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Cinnyris

| species = fuscus

| authority = Vieillot, 1819

| synonyms = Nectarinia fusca}}

The dusky sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. This relatively dull sunbird is found in arid savanna, thickets and shrubland (e.g. Karoo) in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

File:Dusky Sunbird Branch 2019-07-26.jpg Namibia]]