About the Greater Double-collared Sunbird
The greater double-collared sunbird is a small bird in the sunbird family. It was formerly placed in genus Nectarinia.
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This sunbird is 14 cm long and exhibits a clear sexual dimorphism. The adult male has a glossy, metallic green head, throat upper breast and back. It has a broad brilliant red band across the chest, separated from the green breast by a narrow metallic blue band. The rest of the underparts are pale grey. When displaying, yellow feather tufts can be seen on the shoulders. The plumage on the female is pale grey, darker in the wings. As with other sunbirds the bill is long and decurved. The bill, legs and feet are black. The eye is dark brown. Voice: The greater double-collared Sunbird makes a shrill whistle and click: wrew wrew wrew ch ch.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusThe variable sunbird or yellow-bellied sunbird, formerly Nectarinia venusta, is a sunbird.
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusThe variable sunbird or yellow-bellied sunbird, formerly Nectarinia venusta, is a sunbird.
Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisThe Marico sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae, which is native to woodlands of the eastern and southern Afrotropics.The bird is typically found in the southeast of the continent of Africa.
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