Breeding male © Forest Botial-Jarvis eBird S56828904 Macaulay Library ML 161469821
Female © Justin Goldberg
Male molting © Holger Teichmann
Nonbreeding male © Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography
Nonbreeding male © Don Roberson
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Breeding male © Ian Davies
Female © Frans Vandewalle

nektarnik piękny Cinnyris pulchellus

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Identification

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A slim, long-billed sunbird in which breeding males and females are very different. Breeding males are mostly dark green with a red-and-yellow band across the underparts. Females are plain, with gray-brown upperparts and white underparts tinged with yellow. Found in a wide variety of open habitats including savanna, woodland, and gardens. Similar to Black-bellied Sunbird, but breeding males are separated by the more extensive yellow in their belly band, and females by their reduced streaking below. Little or no range overlap with Gorgeous Sunbird, but if in doubt the green belly of breeding male Beautiful Sunbird will identify it. The common call is a quiet chipping, and the song is a high-pitched jumble typical of sunbirds.

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