About the Pemba Sunbird
The Pemba sunbird is a species of bird in the sunbird family. It is endemic to Pemba Island, Tanzania.
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Males have a wingspan of 51.5-53 mm, while females have a wingspan of 47.5-50 mm. Adult males display iridescent blue-green coloration on their head and throat with bluish violet coloration on their wings and across their breast. Females have a gray-brown coloration on their head and wings, a pale yellow underside with blurry streaking and a small pale yellow lateral streak posterior to the eye. Juveniles resemble adult females with darker chin and throat, broad whitish malar stripe, and mottled grey underparts.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in September · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborniThe forest double-collared sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Apricot-breasted SunbirdCinnyris buettikoferiThe apricot-breasted sunbird is a medium-sized sunbird, measuring 11 cm (4.3 in) in length.
Apricot-breasted SunbirdCinnyris buettikoferiThe apricot-breasted sunbird is a medium-sized sunbird, measuring 11 cm (4.3 in) in length.
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