Breeding male © Antoon De Vylder eBird S60204043 Macaulay Library ML 179454641
Breeding male © Joachim Bertrands | Ornis Birding Expeditions
Female © Joachim Bertrands | Ornis Birding Expeditions
Eclipse male © Christopher Sloan
Juvenile © Fikret Ataşalan
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Female © Ian Davies
Immature male © Fikret Ataşalan

Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus

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Identification

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The breeding male has coppery iridescence across the head, though it looks black in poor light. Non-breeding male and female are dull and nondescript, with plain, unstreaked underparts. Found in a wide variety of open habitats, including woodland, scrub, gardens, and cultivation. Absent from thick forest. Gives a variety of vocalizations, including quick scolding calls, an accelerating series of “tip” notes, and a typical sunbird scrambled song. Identifying non-breeding male and female can be tricky, but they are smaller and plainer than most similar sunbirds.

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