Greater Double-collared Sunbird - Cinnyris afer

Souimanga à plastron rouge

Greater Double-collared Sunbird male adult breeding
Common resident, endemic. They live in evergreen scrub, forest fringes and suburbia. They feed on nectar, insects and spiders. Ils vivent dans les zones de maquis à feuilles persistantes, les lisières de forêts et les faubourgs. Ils se nourrissent de nectar, insectes et araignées.
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The species

Classification

Order  : Passériformes
Family : Nectariniidae
Species : Greater Double-collared Sunbird


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O.Net ref. : cadw37754
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Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2007 Aug
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : KwaZulu-Natal
Place : Aaiwynkop Aaiwynkop
Lat. : 29° 0' 0'' South
Lng. : 30° 0' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D80
Exposure : 1/100 s
aperture : 8
Focal length : 280 mm
Iso : 400
Flash : no