Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea) - HBW 13, p. 258
French: Souimanga orangé
German: Goldbrust-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Pechinaranja
Other common names: Violet-headed/Wedge-tailed Sunbird
Taxonomy: Certhia violacea Linnaeus, 1766, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Genus previously subsumed in Nectarinia. Monotypic.
Distribution: Western Cape and SW Eastern Cape (E to Port Elizabeth), in SW South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male on a branch and then on the top of a bush Locality Betty’s Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 4 years ago 20 sec 4.6 -
Adult male foraging in the fynbos. Victorin's Warblers singing in background. Locality South Africa
Conan Guard 29 December 2008 3 years ago 26 sec 4.2 -
Female and juvenile Locality South Africa
Conan Guard 30 December 2008 3 years ago 17 sec 3.8 -
An adult perched on a branch in strong wind Locality Cape Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 17 October 2002 9 years ago 15 sec 3.3 -
A bird on a thin branch, calling and flying away Locality Harold Porter Botanical Gardens, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 10 October 2004 6 years ago 21 sec 3.2 -
Sub-adult male perched in fynbos, calling. Locality South Africa
Conan Guard 30 December 2008 3 years ago 15 sec 3
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Male watching is territory
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Dubi shapiro 26 January 2011 19 weeks ago 4.6 -
Orange-breasted Sunbird Male, perched ,feeding
Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 18 March 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
Bird at the top of a bush
Locality Rooi–Els, Western Cape Province, South Africa
auf 6 July 2004 1 year ago 4.3 -
A male sitting on Protea
Locality Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 27 March 2011 23 weeks ago 4.2 -
On the plateau of Table Mountain, singing its heart out
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Pete George 27 September 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A female on the branch.
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Libor Vaicenbacher 30 October 2009 2 years ago 4
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Calls from a female. 15:26. Locality Sir Lowry's Pass, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 24 July 2010 1 year ago 4
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