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Nile Valley Sunbird

Nile Valley Sunbird - Adult male

Photographer

» Paul van Giersbergen

Location

» Guelta d'Archei, Ennedi Region

Country image taken

» Chad

Date

» October, 2016

Equipment

» Canon EOS1D mark IV and Canon EF 300 mm/F2.8 + 1.4 extender

Bird Species

»Hedydipna metallica - Nile Valley Sunbird

Bird Species (French)

»Souimanga du Nil

Bird Family

»Nectariniidae - Sunbirds

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Possibly a hybrid (H. metallica x H. platura) because of the narrow purple breast band and the undertail coverts should be paler and admixed with white

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