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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 28, 2011 10:44:43 GMT
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Post by Tonji Ramos on May 28, 2011 12:42:28 GMT
Hi Lawrence.
My guess is that the second picture is a Yellow-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia venusta. I think it is also called a Variable Sunbird.
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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 28, 2011 13:02:00 GMT
Hi Lawrence. My guess is that the second picture is a Yellow-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia venusta. I think it is also called a Variable Sunbird. Hi Tonji, thanks for the ID, how about the 1st bird do you have an idea? been looking at west African Sunbird for reference photo but I cant seems to make a match. |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on May 28, 2011 13:21:43 GMT
Hi Lawrence, I have never been to Africa and am just reading a Field Guide to Birds of West Africa. Its best to let the experts decide if it is really Nectarinia venusta. I cannot tell the species of the young first bird. Good luck!  |
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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 28, 2011 22:23:38 GMT
did some reserach the 1st bird is Splendid sunbird female?
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Post by paulbourdin on May 29, 2011 22:24:08 GMT
Female sunbirds can be very tricky to identify, and I would hesitate to try and put a name to the first bird. The second does look like venusta, a male coming into adult plumage would be my assessment.
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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 30, 2011 8:36:58 GMT
Female sunbirds can be very tricky to identify, and I would hesitate to try and put a name to the first bird. The second does look like venusta, a male coming into adult plumage would be my assessment. Thanks Paul |
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