Variable Sunbird (Geelpenssuikerbekkie)

Cinnyris venustus (786)

Shona name: Dzonya

Other names: Yellow-bellied Sunbird

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Variable Sunbird Canon 7D 600mm focal length 1/200 sec exposure F7.1 ISO 200
March 2010 Harare, Zimbabwe Adult male
Variable Sunbird Canon 7D 600mm focal length 1/60 sec exposure F7.1 ISO 200
March 2010 Harare, Zimbabwe Adult female
Variable Sunbird Canon 7D 600mm focal length 1/200 sec exposure F7.1 ISO 200
March 2010 Harare, Zimbabwe Adult male
Variable Sunbird Canon 7D 600mm focal length 1/250 sec exposure F7.1 ISO 200
March 2010 Harare, Zimbabwe Adult female
Variable Sunbird Canon 40D 400mm focal length
August 2008 bVumba, Zimbabwe Adult male

Experiences with species

Variable Sunbirds are common in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. I have also seen them further North in Nigeria.