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Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
Breeding male often looks very dark and then shines brilliant purple, green and gold. Bronzy-green head is like familiar Bronze Sunbird N. kilimensis of East Africa, but purple back, wing-coverts and breast distinctive. Rest of underparts sooty-black.Adult female is dusky grey above, with long whitish supercilium, dark lores, whitish malar stripe and unstreaked paler grey below.
Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
2017
Nectarinia tacazze
Breeding male often looks very dark and then shines brilliant purple, green and gold. Bronzy-green head is like familiar Bronze Sunbird N. kilimensis of East Africa, but purple back, wing-coverts and breast distinctive. Rest of underparts sooty-black.Adult female is dusky grey above, with long whitish supercilium, dark lores, whitish malar stripe and unstreaked paler grey below.
Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
2017
Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
Breeding male often looks very dark and then shines brilliant purple, green and gold. Bronzy-green head is like familiar Bronze Sunbird N. kilimensis of East Africa, but purple back, wing-coverts and breast distinctive. Rest of underparts sooty-black.Adult female is dusky grey above, with long whitish supercilium, dark lores, whitish malar stripe and unstreaked paler grey below.
Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
2017
Nectarinia tacazze
Breeding male often looks very dark and then shines brilliant purple, green and gold. Bronzy-green head is like familiar Bronze Sunbird N. kilimensis of East Africa, but purple back, wing-coverts and breast distinctive. Rest of underparts sooty-black.Adult female is dusky grey above, with long whitish supercilium, dark lores, whitish malar stripe and unstreaked paler grey below.
Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
2017
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