Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis lamperti) - 11 July 2013. Ndutu Safari Lodge,
Arusha Region, Tanzania.
This is a female. They were common around the lodge. This race has a shorter bill, and more brown on the upperparts cf. C. s. guttaralis which occurs to the east. Formerly included in the genus Nectarinia. Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA |hand-held (no adapter). |