African Bird Club

Miombo Sunbird, adult breeding male of the nominate ssp - Adult male in breeding plumage

Photographer

» Kevin Vang and Wojciech Dabrowka

Location

» Malawi, Zomba Plateau

Country image taken

» Malawi

Date

» February, 2008

Equipment

» Canon D30, 100 - 400

Bird Species

»Cinnyris manoensis - Eastern Miombo Sunbird

Bird Species (French)

»Souimanga du miombo

Bird Family

»Nectariniidae - Sunbirds

Bird Group

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

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This is the nominate subspecies of the adult breeding male of the Miombo Sunbird, note the creamier belly and narrower, brighter red chest band which seperates it from the bensoni ssp of the Eastern Double-collared Sunbird, which also occurs here.