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Female © Holger Teichmann
Male © Marco Valentini
Female © David Beadle
Male © Volker Hesse
+ 3
Female © Haynes Miller
Female © Tadeusz Rosinski

Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis

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Identification

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Male is iridescent green above with a dark belly and maroon and bluish bands across the breast. Female is nondescript, with blurry streaks across the pale yellow underparts. Found in woodland, scrub, and savanna, including semi-desert thornscrub. Most distinctive vocalization is an energetic series of “tyip” notes. Also gives a high-pitched, jumbled song. Very similar to several other sunbird species but distinguished by slightly larger size and longer bill with a thicker base.

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