male; orange breast; purple collar; green head (South Africa; 2007-06-29)


Orange-breasted Sunbird
Anthobaphes violocea

Native Range: Africa

Notes: a brightly colored sunbird with a long tapered tail; endemic to the extreme southern tip of Africa.

male; yellow belly; long tapered tail (South Africa; 2007-06-29)
male showing green on crown, purple on throat (South Africa; 2007-06-29)

purple on throat blends to greenish above (South Africa; 2007-06-29)
bright orange and yellow underparts (South Africa; 2007-06-29)

female; brown all over; long decurved bill (South Africa; 2007-06-29)
female does not have the long tapered tail (South Africa; 2007-06-29)