Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)

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Photo by CathyWithers-Clarke

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

"The breeding male Malachite Sunbird, which has very long central tail feathers, is 25 cm long. The adult male is metallic green when breeding, with blackish-green wings with small yellow pectoral patches. In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the male's upperparts are brown apart from the green wings and tail, the latter retaining the elongated feathers. The underparts in eclipse plumage are yellow, flecked with green." (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

These beautiful little birds are regular visitors to our garden, along with the other Sunbirds and Sugarbirds, and we get hours of pleasure just watching them perform.