Socotra Sunbird

Socotra SunbirdThe Socotra Sunbird lives in places with trees or bushes on Socotra. Both sexes have brown upperparts, a black throat, and a white cheek stripe.What does it look like?Both sexes have female-like plumage: brown upperparts and pale underparts with black scaling and streaking. The throat is black, with white whiskers; small yellow shoulder tufts may be hidden.How does it live?The Socotra Sunbird lives in places with trees or bushes on Socotra. Both sexes have brown upperparts, a black throat, and a white cheek stripe.It occurs in habitats with trees and bushes and gives a twittering song; it sometimes mimics other bird species.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.