Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The scarlet-chested sunbird is similar to Hunter's sunbird in appearance, with adult males having a characteristic red–scarlet coloured breast and an iridescent green patch on top of its head. The female is dark brown with no supercilium. It inhabits woodland and gardens, at elevations of up to 2,400 metres (7,900 ft). [3]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
Chalcomitra is a genus of African sunbirds.Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia.. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Sunbird drinking nectar from typical bird-pollinated flower As nectar is a primary food source for sunbirds, they are important pollinators in African ecosystems. Sunbird-pollinated flowers are typically long, tubular, and red-to-orange in colour, showing convergent evolution with many hummingbird -pollinated flowers in the Americas. [ 10 ]
The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. ... Scarlet-chested sunbird, Chalcomitra ...
The bird is around 13 to 15 centimetres (5.1 to 5.9 in) in length, with males having a weight of 7.5 to 17.2 grams (0.26 to 0.61 oz) and females weighing 6.8 to 15.3 grams (0.24 to 0.54 oz). This female scarlet-chested sunbird of the subspecies C. s. lamperti was photographed feeding on an Aloe zebrina flower in the Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya.
The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. ... Scarlet-chested sunbird, Chalcomitra ...