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Souimanga Sunbird
Cinnyris sovimanga (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
Souimanga Sunbird, Cinnyris sovimanga, is a passerine of the sunbird family that breeds on Aldabra in the western Seychelles and on Madagascar. It is a small bird with a long, slim, downcurved black bill. Males of the nominate form show a metallic green head, back and throat, a dark breast with a red band, and yellow on the belly, while females are grey-brown above with a dull yellow belly and grey underparts. It also occurs in a range of habitats from mountain forest to mangroves, scrub, parks and gardens.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: Aldabra (w Aldabra group, sw Seychelles) and Madagascar
