Beautiful Sunbird, Lake Baringo Kenya

A species of Sunbird so pretty it's officially called the 'Beautiful Sunbird'.

Beautiful Sunbird, Nairobi Kenya

A 'Beautiful Sunbird'. Yes- that's the official common name. Descriptive isn't it?

Beautiful Sunbird- Baringo Kenya

This is the Beautiful Sunbird'- Nectarinia pulchella. Not very common in my records, this was from Island Camp on Lake Baringo. There are some 60 species of sunbirds in East Africa but only one is officially called 'Beautiful'!