Sunbird, Copper 


Copper Sunbird - Cinnyris cupreus cupreus
The Gambia - November 2018

The Copper Sunbird is found in tropical Africa, from Senegambia in the west to Kenya in the east and from there south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.  There are two subspecies, the one shown here is the nominate form.  It is found in the western part of the species’ range.  This video framegrab is from a recording made in The Gambia during November 2018 - video link.



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