Green-backed Honeybird

The adult green-backed honeybird of both sexes has ashy-gray, sometimes white, underparts, which is considered an adaptation to its environment. Its upperparts are gray-green, and its outer tail feathers, including the tips, are white. Between the back and the side, it has a white patch that can be raised upright. Its beak and legs are black. In Angola, this species is greener, less golden, and overall darker than in other areas. In Central Ethiopia, it is also darker. The juvenile is duller than the adult. It is greyer, paler, yellower above and yellowish-brown below. Voice: This honeybird species likely has a song that goes “Pee-wee-it” with three main notes. The “pee” is low and weak, followed by a higher, longer “wee,” which is the only part that can be heard at a distance. The last part of the song, the “it”, is sharper and faster.