The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. They pollinate many flowering plants, particularly those with long corolla tubes, in the Fynbos.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Nectarinia famosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717979A132114939. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717979A132114939.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
The malachitesunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. They pollinate...
long-billed bird pollination in a guild of South African plants: the MalachiteSunbird pollination syndrome". South African Journal of Botany. 75 (4): 699–706...
of sunbird are considered to be of Least Concern by the IUCN, although three species, the Amani sunbird, Loveridge's sunbird, and the elegant sunbird, are...
that is the main pollinator of the plant is the malachitesunbird (Nectarinia famosa). The male sunbird is twice as likely to perch on the stalk as the...
flowering plants of the higher slopes include Gurney's sugarbird and malachitesunbird. A breeding colony of bald ibis occurs in the grassy uplands, besides...
strong stalk within the inflorescence that serves as a perch for the malachitesunbird as it visits the flower. Heliconias have special sticky threads that...
overlap in range with malachite or scarlet-tufted sunbirds in similar areas which do not have this green streaking. Male sunbirds lack any purple tones...
Website Official website Symbols of Tanzania Bird Scarlet Tufted MalachiteSunbird Butterfly Kilimanjaro Swallowtail Fish Lake Chala tilapia Mammal Leopard...
(1992). "An experimental study of male adornment in the scarlet-tufted malachitesunbird: I. The role of pectoral tufts in territorial defence". Behavioral...
and long tail feathers. Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on...
which attract birds, especially the Lesser Double-collared Sunbird and MalachiteSunbird. The butterfly Dantalis breeds in the tree. Flowers are followed...
Nectarinia is a genus of birds in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. What species belong to it has been highly contentious for many decades. Towards the...
Global Information
