The male looks plain black until the light catches him, and then the throat blazes amethyst-purple and the forehead flashes green. The female is plain brown and streaked: a completely different-looking bird, which catches people out. Both feed on nectar from aloes, ericas and coral trees.
🌿Right now: Sunbirds are working the winter aloes and coral-tree flowers.
Seen in Manor Gardens
Nobody has logged a Amethyst Sunbird here yet. If you spot one, you will be the first on the record.
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