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'''Common Name:''' Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird

'''Scientific Name:''' Cinnyris stuhlmanni

'''Size:''' 5.5 inches (14cm)

'''Habitat''': Africa; Rwenzori mountains of Burundi and Rwanda. Lives in forest highlands and gardens terraces from 2000 to 4000m.

'''Status:''' Near Threatened. '''Global Population:''' unknown.  It is threatened due to its’ limited habitat and range.

'''Diet:''' Nectar from flowers and insects.

'''Breeding:''' 1-3 eggs are laid in a purse-shaped suspended nest of twigs, feathers and other simular materials.

'''Cool facts:''' This bird is largest of the Double-collared sunbirds and likes flowering shrubs at forest edges. 

Flight is fast and direct with their short wingspan. They collect nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.


'''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-africa.html Songbird ReMix Africa]'''