Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea) on fynbos heather flower (Erica sp.). This bird has a long, thin, down-curved bill which enables it to

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Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea) on fynbos heather flower (Erica sp.). This bird has a long, thin, down-curved bill which enables it to feed on flower nectar. It is endemic to the fynbos habitat of southwestern South Africa. Photographed near Cape Town, South Africa.

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