Species Information
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775. Malachite Sunbird
(Malachite sunbird ) (Nectarinia famosa )
Siswati: incwincwi
Uncommon breeding resident in the highveld.
Malolotja Mantenga
Malolotja Information:
Common localised resident of Protea and other woodlands.
Proteaveld
Rocky hillsides with scattered trees
Mixed woodlands, thicket and thornveld
Malolotja information from the Bird Checklist for Malolotja (printed in the late 1980's, sponsored by the Natural History Society of Eswatini), supplemented with information from Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa, 1985.
Checklist, comments and distribution information from the Eswatini Bird Atlas by Vincent Parker, digital data provided by the Avian Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town (http://www.aviandemographyunit.org). SiSwati names from SNTC and Big Game Parks.
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