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uganda: rwenzori sunbird (1 Viewer)

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Could this bird be a black bee-eater?

Country: Uganda

Region: Rwenzori Mountains

bird family: Sunbird or bee-eater?

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Definitely a sunbird. Best guess is Scarlet-chested with reduced scarlet chest (or perhaps just the angle /photo). Black bee - eater is very different with a more robust bill. I doubt you would mistake one for the (smaller) sunbird if you saw it
 
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