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A photo of a Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea), male
Orange-breasted Sunbird, Male

Orange-breasted Sunbird

Anthobaphes violacea

The orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea) is a species of small, predominantly nectar-feeding bird that is endemic to the fynbos shrubland biome of southwestern South Africa. It is the only member of the genus Anthobaphes, in the family Nectariniidae (the sunbirds and spiderhunters), though it is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia. The birds are sexually dimorphic, with females being olive green while the males are orange to yellow on the underside with bright green, blue and purple on the head and neck. As with other sunbirds the bill is long and decurved, that of the male being longer than that of the female. The bill, legs and feet are black. The eyes are dark brown. The head, throat and mantle of the male are bright metallic green. The rest of the upper parts are olive green. The upper breast is metallic violet and the lower breast is bright orange, fading to paler orange and yellow on the belly. The tail is long and blackish, with elongated central tail feathers, which extend beyond the other feathers. The female has olive-greenish grey upperparts and olive yellowish underparts, paler on the belly. The wings and tail are blackish. The juvenile resembles the female.
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Lynette Boshoff
Tuesday 19 Sep 2023 - 10:00am
South Africa
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Arthur van der Byl
Sunday 17 Sep 2023 - 7:13am
South Africa
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Gee Coetzee
Sunday 17 Sep 2023 - 6:46am
South Africa
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Chris Hechter
Saturday 16 Sep 2023 - 10:28am
South Africa
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