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  Olive-backed Sunbird

 

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An Olive-backed Sunbird. This one is an adult male.

 

It has dull olive-brown upperparts and bright yellow underparts.

 

  Olive-backed Sunbird

 

  Olive-backed Sunbird

 

Its throat, upper breast and face  is dark, metallic blue-black.

 

Its bill, feet and legs are black.

 

  Olive-backed Sunbird

 

  Olive-backed Sunbird

 

In addition, the bill is long and curved, allowing it more easily access to nectar, on which it feeds.

 

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  Olive-backed Sunbird