Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)

This beautiful sunbird was a welcome surprise for us while exploring the botanical garden. Although Africa has no hummingbirds, a wide variety of sunbirds fill that niche. Sunbirds feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young.

 

Note: Photographed in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

 

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