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ShrublandDomed nestTiny · 9 g
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The sunbird is a large-sized species. The adult male has a glossy, metallic green head, throat upper breast and back with no bronzy tinge. The upper-tail coverts are metallic blue and the tail black glossed with blue. The throat and upper breast are metallic green, the lower breast scarlet and the rest of the underparts are dark olive. When displaying, yellow feather tufts are visible on the shoulders. As with other sunbirds the bill is long and decurved. The eye is dark brown while the beak, legs and feet are black.
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When to see the Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
The Rwenzori double-collared sunbird, also called Stuhlmann's sunbird or the Rwanda double-collared sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in the Ruwenzori range of mountains in south central Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the greater double-collared sunbird. Some authors consider this bird to be part of a species complex with Cinnyris afer, where it joins Ludwig's double-collared sunbird and Prigogine's double-collared sunbird.
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Easily confused with
Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusThe Abyssinian sunbird is highly dimorphic and has three distinct plumages, juvenile, immature and adult.
Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusThe Abyssinian sunbird is highly dimorphic and has three distinct plumages, juvenile, immature and adult.
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