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The regal sunbird is a small species. The adult male has head and upper parts an iridescent golden-green, dark wings and tail and a boldly-marked red and yellow breast and belly. The adult female has dull olive upper parts, with yellowish, faintly streaked underparts. The male is distinctive, but the female could be confused with the female Rockefeller's sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri), though this has a paler throat.
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When to see the Regal 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 Regal Sunbird
The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Tanzania.
About the Regal Sunbird
The regal sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
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Easily confused with
Malagasy Green SunbirdCinnyris notatusThe Malagasy green sunbird, also known as the long-billed green sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Malagasy Green SunbirdCinnyris notatusThe Malagasy green sunbird, also known as the long-billed green sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusThe superb sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
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