Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis lamperti) - 10 July 2013. Ndutu Safari Lodge, Arusha Region, Tanzania.



These sunbirds 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).
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