Anthreptes is a genus of passerine birds in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae.
These small birds are found in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Greater Sunda Islands, the Philippines and western Wallacea. Most species show marked sexual dichromatism with the male having more brightly coloured plumage.
The genus Anthreptes was introduced in 1832 by the English zoologist William Swainson with Cynniris javanica Swainson as the type species and only species in the genus. The name Cynniris javanica is a junior synonym of Certhia malacensis that had been introduced in 1786 by Austrian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ñýøÿÃÂ/anthos meaning "flower" or "blossom" with øÃÂõÃÂÃÂ÷ÃÂ/threptÃÂs meaning "feeder".
The genus contains 15 species: