#black sunbird

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Amethyst Sunbird / sometimes known as Black Sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina), female; Garden Route, South Africa

Some Amethyst antics at the feeder, as they're finally showing up more often. Couldn't tell you how many of my photo attempts just end up showing their fluffy butts (crissum & vent are the scientific terms)!

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[876/10,977] Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Passeroidea Family: Nectariniidae (sunbirds and spiderhunters)

Photo credit: Lars Petersson via Macaulay Library

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First the Black- .....

First the Black- …..

and then the Malachite Sunbird.

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Black Sunbird Just had its grenadilla lunch

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The Grenadilla Attack

(Black Sunbird and female Malachite Sunbird)

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Mr. Bean (black sunbird)

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Black Sunbird loves the sweetness of passion flowers

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The Overberg has a rich bird life with a few hundred species all around. The region is also the South African centre of the national bird ‘Blue Crane’ which population is slowly recovering from a severe dip in numbers.

Black Sunbird on target The Overberg has a rich bird life with a few hundred species all around. The region is also the South African centre of the national bird 'Blue Crane' which population is slowly recovering from a severe dip in numbers.