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Sunbirds

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae

Species on page - 5 species in 4 genera (out of 152 species in 16 genera)

+ Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
+ Western Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes longuemarei)
+ Double collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus)
+ Dusky sunbird female (Cinnyris fuscus
+ Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)

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Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)

Sunbird

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Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
John Tinkler's house
Fish Hoek
March 13, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

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Sunseeker

robin-chat
Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
Kirstenbosch, Cape Town
March 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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Double collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus)

Sun seeker

Double collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus)
Wilderness, The Garden Route
February 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Dusky sunbird female (Cinnyris fuscus

Dusk arrives

Dusky sunbird female (Cinnyris fuscus
Family: Nectariniidae (sunbirds and spiderhunters)
Sesfontein, Namibia
August 19, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2
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Dusky sunbird female (Cinnyris fuscus
Family: Nectariniidae (sunbirds and spiderhunters)
Sesfontein, Namibia
August 19, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)

Malachite sunbird on giant lobelia

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Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)
Family: Nectariniidae (sunbirds and spiderhunters)

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Arusha

Bottle brush and sunbird

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Western Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes longuemarei)

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Birds

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+ Miscellaneous

Other Passeriformes

+ Mimidae: Mockingbirds
+ Turdidae: American robin
+ Turdidae: Western bluebird
+ Tyrannidae: Tyrant flycatchers, phoebes
+ Emberizidae: Sparrows and juncos
+ Icteridae: Grackles
+ Icteridae: Meadowlarks
+ Furnariidae: Horneros
+ Nectariniidae: Sunbirds
+ Thraupidae: Darwin's finches
+ Corvidae: Corvids - Crows and Ravens
+ Corvidae: Scrub-jays

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Last modified: April 8, 2016 (from sparrow.html)
Created: January 1, 2011
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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