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Purple-rumped sunbird Male

Leptocoma zeylonica

Description:

Small sunbird about 7 cms.. Feeds on nectar and small insects. able to hover. While taking nectar from flowers they help pollinate them. This one is a male.

Notes:

Spotted on a Pomegranate tree taking nectar.

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sunnyjosef
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sunnyjosef

Kakkanad, Kerala, India

Spotted on Dec 15, 2020
Submitted on Dec 15, 2020

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