Greater Double-collared Sunbird

This sunbird is common in gardens, fynbos, forest edges and coastal scrub. The Greater Double-collared Sunbird breeds all year round, with a peak from July to November. The closed oval nest is constructed from grass, lichen and other plant material, bound together with spider webs. It has a side entrance which sometimes has a porch, and is lined with feathers.

The Greater Double-collared Sunbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Greater Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris afer (formerly placed in the genus Nectarinia), is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern South Africa. It is mainly resident, but partially migratory in the northeast of its range. The subspecies C. a. stuhlmanni and C. a. prigoginei are sometimes split as Stuhlmann's Sunbird, Cinnyris stuhlmann, and Prigogine's Sunbird, Cinnyris prigoginei respectively. This sunbird is common in gardens, fynbos, forest edges and coastal scrub. More

The Greater Double-collared Sunbird is 14 cm long. The adult male has a glossy, metallic green head, throat upper breast and back. It has a broad brilliant red band across the chest, separated from the green breast by a narrow metallic blue band. The rest of the underparts are pale grey. When displaying, yellow feather tufts can be seen on the shoulders. As with other sunbirds the bill is long and decurved. More

The male Greater Double-collared Sunbird has a brilliant red band across the chest. As with other sunbirds the bill is long and decurved. The bill of this species is longer and more curved than that of the Southern Double-collared Sunbird. The bill, legs and feet are black. The eye is dark brown. The male has a brilliant glossy, metallic green head, throat upper breast and back. More

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Greater Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris afer Nectariniidae (SUNBIRDS & SPIDERHUNTERS) Greater Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris afer This photo was taken in: South Africa This photo was taken with: Canon EOS 10D Notes on this photo: Blyde River Canyon, SA, 12-4-04 The photo was taken by: Bob Hawkins , South Africa reports Reports from birdtours.co. More

Greater Double-collared Sunbird ( Cinnyris afer, family: Nectariniidae) = greater double collared sun kruger national park birds The Greater Double-collared Sunbird (Latin name Cinnyris afer) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 785 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 990 also a picture of the Greater Double-collared Sunbird on page 977. More

like the Greater Double-collared Sunbird which is slightly larger and has more red on its chest. Kirstenbosch is one of the favourite attractions for tourists to Cape Town and has truly spectacular plant and bird life. More

Stamps showing Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer Distribution map for Greater Double-collared Sunbird, range 212.032 Greater Double-collared Sunbird IOC v2.4: 8863 Links will open countrypage in new window - South Africa 20.11. More