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Loten's sunbird

Cinnyris lotenius

Description:

Small iridescent sunbird about 12cm in size. makes nest with spiderwebs collected from trees. This bird feeds on nectar with it's long beaks and tongue. also catches and eats small spiders and insects. Females are drab in color.

Habitat:

Spotted on tree hunting spiders..

Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loten'...

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2 Comments

SaswatMishra
SaswatMishra 7 years ago

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2146...

Please add every great spotting made in INDIA in this mission. Thank you

SaswatMishra
SaswatMishra 7 years ago

Gorgeous ! Nice spotting Sunny

sunnyjosef
Spotted by
sunnyjosef

Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Spotted on Dec 28, 2015
Submitted on Dec 28, 2015

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