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What the Northern Double-collared Sunbird sounds like
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The northern double-collared sunbird is a medium-sized species. The adult male's head and back is a metallic green that has a steely-blue sheen in some lights. The rump is greyish-brown, the uppertail coverts metallic purple and the tail black, glossed blue. The main flight feathers are dark brown. There is a narrow purple collar beneath the metallic green throat, above a scarlet breast and pale brown belly. There are pale yellow pectoral tufts that are not always visible. The eye is black or dark brown, and the beak and legs are black.
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When to see the Northern Double-collared Sunbird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Northern Double-collared Sunbird
The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Northern Double-collared Sunbird
The northern double-collared sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda.
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Easily confused with
Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusThe red-chested sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusThe olive-bellied sunbird is a small species, and very similar to the tiny sunbird (Cinnyris minullus) in appearance.
Splendid SunbirdCinnyris coccinigastrusThe splendid sunbird is a sunbird.
Side by side: Northern Double-collared Sunbird vs Olive-bellied Sunbird
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