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Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.0147 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The malachite sunbird is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. They pollinate many flowering plants, particularly those with long corolla tubes, in the Fynbos.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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