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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two songbirds of the genus Promerops of South Africa (P. cafer or P. gurneyi), having long, curved bills and feeding mainly on the nectar of protea trees.
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Nevertheless, the area is considered an Endemic Bird Area by BirdLife International, and is home to a number of true fynbos species such as the Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer), the orange-breasted sunbird (Nectarinia violacea), the Protea canary (Serinus leucopterus) and the Cape siskin (Serinus totta).
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In the heathlands of the Chimanimani Mountains, Fynbos species such as Gurney’s sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi) and the malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) can be seen.
reesetee commented on the word sugarbird
Any of various honeyeaters, especially a South African bird with a long, curved bill that feeds mainly on the nectar of Protea trees.
March 2, 2007