SUNBIRDS – Avianglitterati
Mar 15, 2019
4 minutes
by Ian John Whyte
Photo © Paco Como
“There are many bird species that have iridescent feathers, but the sunbirds are perhaps the most spectacular of all, making them the real jewels of the avian world.”
Dr Ian John Whyte is an independent environmental consultant who retired from SANParks in 2007. He was previously engaged in full-time wildlife research in Kruger National Park from 1970-2007. At the time of retirement, he was responsible for the coordination of all research projects pertaining to elephant, buffalo and other large herbivores and rare antelope. He is a member of the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission’s African Elephant Specialist Group. He has co-authored two field guides to the birds of the Kruger National Park and is in the process of publishing a book about his
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