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Amethyst Sunbird

Amethyst Sunbird - Female

Photographer
Location
» garden, New Germany, KZN
Country image taken
» South Africa
Date
» March, 2016
Equipment
» canon 7d + Sigma 150-500
Bird Species
»Chalcomitra amethystina - Amethyst Sunbird
Bird Species (French)
»Souimanga améthyste
Bird Family
Bird Status
» Least Concern
Remarks
» Note:- Deformed bill. Also the superciliary stripe which is indicative of Amethyst despite the dark underparts. Many field guides show much lighter underparts but C.a.amethystina in South Africa has a black throat, with chest and upper belly heavily blotched black. See Robert Geographic Variation of Southern African birds published by John Voelcker Bird Book Fund.