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

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Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea) on a Protea sp. flower. This flightless bird has a long, thin, down-curved bill which enables it to feed on flower nectar. Photographed on the Cape Fynbos in South Africa.

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Photo credit: © BOB GIBBONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: biological, biology, botanical, botany, deherainia, flower, green, horticultural, horticulture, nature, plant, pungent, single, smaragdina, smelly, unpleasant