~ ~ ORANGE BREASTED SOUTH AFRICAN SUNBIRD ~ ~
Uploaded: October 14, 2012 | Entered: December 31, 2017 22:17:57
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The Orange-breasted Sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea, is the only member of the bird genus Anthobaphes although it is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia. This sunbird is endemic to the fynbos habitat of southwestern South Africa, but also occurs in parks and gardens.
1/400 sec at f / 4.9
Iso 400
0 Step
89 mm
Max Aperture 3.2
Metering Mode Pattern
No Flash
Exif: F Number: 4.9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 89.10 mm, Model: COOLPIX P510
Dominick M. Dimacale
October 14, 2012
The head, throat and mantle of the male are bright metallic green. The rest of the upper parts are olive green. The upper breast is metallic violet and the lower breast is bright orange, fading to paler orange and yellow on the belly. The tail is long and blackish, with elongated central tail feathers, which extend some way, belong the other feathers.
The female has olive-greenish grey upper parts and olive yellowish under parts, paler on the belly. The wings and tail is blackish. The juvenile resembles the female.
The call is a twangy, weak ssharaynk or sskrang, often repeated several times. #1492115
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