Uganda - Sunbird (1 Viewer)

andyadcock said:

The fact that your bird looks to have a bluish sheen on the back (as opposed to green), is in favour of Red-chested.

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Andrew Whitehouse said:

Shouldn't Red-chested have long central tail feathers? The shape looks better for Marico to me.

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MacNara said:

Me too, and the sheen on the back, insofar as we can see it seems greenish.

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andyadcock said:

Really!

We'll have to disagree on that one because I see a definite blue hue.

Tail is undeniable though, unless the central tail has been moulted? Look at this bird, if it were to shed that remaining feather, it would look like the OP.

http://www.tanzaniabirds.net/African_birds/sunbird_red-chested/rcs.htm

Area above the breast band is not blue either, it should be in Marico, I think this is Red-chested which has lost it's tail streamers.

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the_kenyanbirder said:

Got to agree with Andy here. Looks like a Red-chested to me. The red chest band is too broad for Marico, the tail feathers are not square, showing that it's growing a new central tail feather

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andyadcock said:

Area above the breast band is not blue either, it should be in Marico, I think this is Red-chested which has lost it's tail streamers.

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