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Sunbird, east Kenya (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Gérard ROLIN
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No >> https://www.google.com/search?q=Tana+River+Primates+Reserve&oq=Tana+River+Primates+Reserve
On range + general appearance, pretty much has to be violet-breasted sunbird. The only other vague (just-out-of-range?) option is purple-banded sunbird which appears to show maroon on the chest.
Gérard ROLIN
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Tsavo is normally absent from this area. No obvious maroon/purple breast band, so my idea was Violet-breasted rather than Purple-banded. Return from ebirds telling me the jizz was wrong for violet-breasted. so ?
Gérard ROLIN
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Violet-breasted was my idea but I got a return from ebirds telling me the jizz was wrong for this species. No obvious maroon/purple breast band so I thought it was not Purple-banded and Tsavo is normally absent from this area.
? your first image looks pretty much like this one to me:
ML356479421 Violet-breasted Sunbird Macaulay Library
violet-breasted gets my vote.
in what way..?
Apologies - I took Mr B's one-word comment to be a request for location info. Never heard of Tsavo sunbird before - I see it's a split from purple-banded sunbird, and, as such, would (I think) lie out of range well to the west (in Tsavo).
It really does help responders to help posters if all the relevant issues/info (in this case the eBird background) are given right at the outset rather than being held back until after the initial fumbling ID attempts (viz., mine).
Your record seems to have been blighted by an eBird reviewer whose (re)views are perverse.
It really does help responders to help posters if all the relevant issues/info (in this case the eBird background) are given right at the outset rather than being held back until after the initial fumbling ID attempts (viz., mine).
Your record seems to have been blighted by an eBird reviewer whose (re)views are perverse.
Actually I looked at the Avibase checklist for the Tana River and saw Tsavo Sunbird was on it. I thought it was a possibility, but I must admit Violet-breasted looks better.
Gérard ROLIN
Member
Violet-breasted Sunbird was also my idea (I know Purple-banded from South Africa and I find these birds look different) but I know it is a difficult group. Thank you for your help.
Gérard ROLIN
Member
Thank you for your advice and for your vote in favour of my first idea. The ebirds reviewer told me the bill and jizz were wrong for this species. We saw about a dozen males on that day and none showing a purple/maroon breast band.
Valéry Schollaert
Respect animals, don't eat or wear their body or s
Definitely Violet-breasted Sunbird
sicklebill
well-known Cretaceous relic
I can't see why this is not Violet-breasted, and the female plumage bird beside it also looks good for this species. I find jazz from single photos very hard to tell, it seems a strange comment.