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Female plumage is yellow-olive with streaks of dark brown on their crown. One distinguishing feature is the streak of yellow above their eye. Their tail is similar to the male, only differentiated by white tips and edges. The middle of a female belly and its undertail are pale yellow and its beak and
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The black-bellied sunbird is predominantly located in Kenya. Its main habitats are savannah, terrestrial areas, and inland wetlands and freshwater. It inhabits 4 main countries total: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and
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A breeding male has a golden-green head, upperparts, chin, and throat. The bases of its feathers and upper tail are black with the rest of the upper tail being a dark metallic blue. Feathers are occasionally purple or a lustrous greenish-blue at the edges, with faint blue bands stretching across the
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The black-bellied sunbird calls 6–20 "chip" notes that are repeated over 5 times per second. There is a brief rising and falling of a "tsi" note that accelerates near the end of successive calls. The entirety of the call often repeats for a period of over 3 minutes.
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Somalia and rare in Ethiopia. The species is located in some protected areas though the species itself is not protected. The sunbird prefers areas of arid savanna and river vegetation.
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