Description
English: Collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris) male, Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Date 25 October 2016, 14:36:57
Source Own work, from Sharp Photography, http://www.sharpphotography.co.uk/
Author Charlesjsharp https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collared_sunbird_(Hedydipna_collaris)_male.jpg

The collared sunbird, (Hedydipna collaris), is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Collared sunbird is in fact mainly insectivorous. Sunbird flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Nectariniidae, Genus: Hedydipna, Species: Hedydipna collaris (Vieillot, 1819), Synonyms: Anthreptes collaris, Anthodiaeta collaris.