The Superb Sunbird occurs in western and central Africa. Males have a blue crown and throat with maroon underparts; the species uses woodland and savanna.
It is about 14–16 cm long. Males have a blue crown and throat with maroon underparts.
It uses forest edges, gallery forest, coffee plantations and savanna. Its diet includes nectar, fruit and seeds as well as insects, spiders and snails.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.