


Inland waters and coastal lagoons. Dark above with facial mask; white below. White legs; long wings.

Woodland. Above grey, below banded grey to throat; eyes dark; cere red, legs orange.

Reedbeds. Yellow below with barred flanks; male with red mask, breast-patch and vent; above grey-brown.

Thickets. Red forehead, bill, throat, rump and upper tail; olive-green back; orange-edged wings.

Bushveld. Grey cap and mantle; olive-green wings and upper tail; below yellow with orange breast-patch.


Evergreen forests. Rich orange throat and breast. Bold white wing bar.

Lowland forests. A large sunbird. Dull olive-green, darker above, paler below.

Montane forests and gardens. Dark, olive-brown above; throat speckled black on white; underparts orange (highveld race with brown breast); vent white or dusky; bill and legs orange-yellow.
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