amethyst sunbirds feeding nectar with green background

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Amethyst sunbirds feeding on nectar with green background.

The male Amethyst Sunbird has an all-black body, metallic green forecrown and iridescent reddish-purple throat, and shoulder patches. The female is generally dull greyish-brown on the back with a paler speckled underside. The pale eyebrow differentiates it from the female Scarlet-chested Sunbird. The complex song is a loud, sustained twittering.