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Malachite Sunbird

Malachite Sunbird - Male in eclipse plumage

Photographer

» Loutjie Steenberg

Location

» Velddrif, West Coast, Western Province

Country image taken

» South Africa

Date

» November, 2010

Equipment

» Canon 40D,100-400mm L lens

Bird Species

»Nectarinia famosa - Malachite Sunbird

Bird Species (French)

»Souimanga malachite

Bird Family

»Nectariniidae - Sunbirds

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Male assuming eclipse plumage

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