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Red Chested Sun Bird The bright red chest feathers of this sun bird make for a remarkable appearance in this dull winter landscape of Pretoria, South Africa. Birds,Crimson-breasted shrike,Laniarius atrococcineus,Red-chested Sunbird,South Africa,SunBirds Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Red Chested Sun Bird

The bright red chest feathers of this sun bird make for a remarkable appearance in this dull winter landscape of Pretoria, South Africa.

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  1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    Sorry, but this is not a sunbird, it's a crimson-breasted gonolek. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Don't be sorry, I'm very happy with the correction, thanks! Posted 9 years ago

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The Crimson-breasted shrike

The crimson-breasted shrike or the crimson-breasted gonolek is a southern African bird. The species is closely related to two other bushshrikes, the yellow-crowned gonolek and the black-headed gonolek of East Africa.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 19, 2011. Captured Jul 27, 2009 12:15.
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  • DSLR-A100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/100s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm