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Birds
Orange-breasted sunbird
Orange-breasted sunbird · Anthobaphes violacea
Discover the brightly coloured orange-breasted sunbird in South Africa’s fynbos and explore its habitat on your own.
Fact file
- Size
- About 15 centimetres long, wingspan up to 23 centimetres, weight between 10 and 15 grams
- Males and females
- Males are clearly more colourful, females yellowish and more inconspicuous
- Sounds
- High, clear calls and melodic songs, especially during the mating season
- Diet
- Feeds mainly on nectar, supplemented by small insects
- Offspring
- The nest is built well hidden, and there are usually two eggs per clutch
How to identify Orange-breasted sunbird
The orange-breasted sunbird stands out thanks to its metallic shimmering colours: the male shows a bright orange-yellow breast band that contrasts strikingly with the glossy green head and back. The wings and tail are olive to brown, and the curved bill is conspicuously slender and long.
Female orange-breasted sunbirds look more subdued with an olive-green upper side and a mostly yellowish breast, without the strong sheen of the male. The birds are delicately built, reach a length of about 15 centimetres and are noticeable for their agile flight and constantly twitching tail.
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Where Orange-breasted sunbird live
South Africa
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