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 5 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 4 years ago 26 sec 4.3 -
A male foraging on seed heads Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 23 September 2002 39 weeks ago 11 sec 4.3 -
A male perched on a conebush Locality Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 22 September 2002 40 weeks ago 34 sec 4 -
Female and juvenile Locality South Africa
Conan Guard 30 December 2008 4 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 10 years ago 15 sec 3.3
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Male watching is territory
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Dubi Shapiro 26 January 2011 1 year ago 4.7 -
Orange-breasted Sunbird Male, perched ,feeding
Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 18 March 2009 4 years ago 4.6 -
A female on the branch.
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Libor Vaicenbacher 30 October 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 2 years 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 1 year ago 4.2 -
A jung in the bush
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Libor Vaicenbacher 30 October 2009 3 years ago 4.2
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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 2 years ago 4
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