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Southern Double-Collared Sunbird
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Southern Double-Collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus)

In Cape town one normally finds the Southern Double-Collared Sunbird wich has a light belly. the photo of the sunbird attached has a dark belly and according to the SASOL Birds of Southern Africa the Sunbird with a dark belly is a Shelleys Sunbird only found north of Africa. Can someone advise of the correct identification of the sunbird in my photo.
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Habitat
Hibiscus Hedge
Location
Cape Town South Africa
Date taken
2 August 2020
Scientific name
Cinnyris chalybeus
Equipment used
Canan EOS 650D
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Almost certain it's not a Shelley's unless it was blown in by your recent storms...check out
http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/doublecollared-sunbird_3228.html where there's a reference to regional variation in the Southern (lesser) double-collared. The Roberts book on Geographic Variation may help; perhaps a quick browse in Exclusive Books....
 
Kits
A lovely portrait of this colourful sunbird.
 
delia todd
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How beautiful this sunbird is.

You've taken a gorgeous picture of him too dflugel - many thanks for showing it to us.
 

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