
Green Malkoha
Lowland forests. Long, greenish tail and wings, distinctive yellow bill. Grey green below

Lowland forests. Long, greenish tail and wings, distinctive yellow bill. Grey green below

Grasslands. Entirely rufous upperparts and body; white underwings and undertail.

Woodland. Adult dark brown above with faint yellow shoulder; male has pink bill and dark throat-patch; female has black bill; below whitish in both sexes; white outer tail feathers; immature yellow below.


Upland forest fringes. Similar to Southern Double-collared Sunbird (below), but bill longer than head.

Woodland. Head and breast glossy blue; wings glossy green; flanks and belly purple; eyes yellow.

Dry thornveld. Grey crown; chestnut nape, back and wings with small white wing-bar; male only with conspicuous black bib.

Woodland. Black above, spotted white; white below; grey crested head.

Wetlands. Dark brown upperparts; ‘horned’ crest and golden flanks when breeding; head, neck and underparts white at other times.

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