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White-bellied Sunbird
Witpenssuikerbekkie · Cinnyris talatala
The most widespread sunbird in Kruger, the male shining metallic green on the head and breast with a crisp white belly. The female is plain grey-brown above and pale below. It feeds on nectar from aloes, trees and shrubs using its slender down-curved bill, also taking small insects and spiders, and is bold and active around camp gardens.
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Male has a glittering green throat and chest with a clean white belly; the plain grey-brown female also shows whitish underparts.
Listen for its call
Fast jumbled twittering song, thin and tinkly.
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident in woodland and gardens park-wide, common around flowering aloes and trees, often the default sunbird seen.
Did you know
It can hover at a flower like a hummingbird and sip the sweet nectar with its long curved tongue.
Often confused with
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