Malachite sunbird Malachite sunbird The malachite sunbird ("Nectarinia famosa") is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. The pollinate many flowering plants, particularly those with long corolla tubes, in the Fynbos. The sunbirds are a group of small Old World passerine birds, and are placed within the family Nectariniidae, which is found across Africa, the Middle East and into South-east Asia. Also called green sugarbird. The malachite sunbird has two subspecies. The nominate "N. f. famosa "occurs mainly in South Africa, Lesotho and western Swaziland, although its range just extends into southern Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Italian submarine Malachite she again patrolled of Ras Aamer. From 11 to 23 February, 1942 she was deployed to an area off the coast of Cyrenaica. From 8 to 21 April, 1942 again she was again deployed off the coast of Cyrenaica. From 1 June to 9 June, 1942 and then again from June 15 to 18, 1942 "Malachite" was posted northwest of Algiers. She was then relocated to patrol off Cape Blanc from 22 to 24 June. On July 16 1942 "Malachite" was sent to patrol along the Tunisian coast, however had to return to the base the next day due to