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Gorgeous Sunbird
Cinnyris melanogastrus
(L m-5.5-6", f-3.5")
Lake Bogoria
29Oct2014
Common breeder across
tropical Sub-Saharan Africa.
Road from Kakamega
to Lake Bogoria
28Oct2014
male - juvenile
You can not tell how beautiful
this bird is from these photos.
Cinnyris is a small bird mentioned
by Hesychius; melanogastrus is
Greek for black belly.
© Jennifer F.
M. Horne
Macaulay
Library
© Avibase