Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa
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The malachite sunbird is a slender long-tailed bright green bird with yellow pectoral tufts. The upper five images of males (2), male in moult, female and juvenile were taken at Mambo (7-11), courtesy of Valéry Schollaert. The right lower image was made in Lulanzi (2-08), courtesy of Michael Poulsen. All of the enlargements (click left lower image to see) were taken on the west slope of Mt. Meru (3-12).
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All unattributed images on this website are:
copyright © 2001-12 Ron Eggert or David Peterson
All other images are the property of the indicated photographers:
Michael Poulsen, Valéry Schollaert

Last Update this page: 03-23-12