Variable sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

The variable sunbird, "Cinnyris venustus", is a sunbird. It is a fairly common resident breeder in equatorial Africa. Two eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. This species is found in open woodland and cultivation.
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Appearance

Variable sunbirds are small, only 10 cm long. They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding.

The adult male has a glossy green head, throat and nape, and a maroon breast band. In most subspecies, the belly of the male is yellow, but in a few it is orange or white. The female has grey-brown upperparts and yellowish underparts, and an obvious pale supercilium. The eclipse male is like the female, but shows some green, especially on the throat.
Variable Sunbird female Angola,Cinnyris venustus,Geotagged,Variable sunbird,Winter

Behavior

The call is a clear "tew-tew-tew-tew-tew ".

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyNectariniidae
GenusCinnyris
SpeciesC. venustus
Photographed in
Angola
Kenya
Senegal