Well spotted by a guest at Mountain Pastures – Orange breasted Sunbird
Measuring in at only around 15cms in length the Orange-Breasted Sunbird has to be one of the Cape Floristic Kingdom’s most attractive endemic species. The male’s spectacular coloration of metal-green head and neck, blue collar and orange belly makes it unmistakable, while the female is a much drabber olive-green in color. It is mainly found in dense stands of proteas and ericas with some altitudinal migration taking place between summer and winter.
In Birds, Endemic Birds By Peter Chadwick
