A malachite sunbird feeding on the nectar of flowers in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town.
This emerald green bird is the largest sunbird in South Africa and specialises in pollinating very long tubular flowers that smaller sunbirds cannot reach into to feed on the nectar.
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Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town.
Photo credit: © David G Richardson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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