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Purple-rumped sunbird

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. The second photo is of the male with it's iridescent plumage.

Habitat:

Spotted drinking from a Moringa oleifera tree.

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sunnyjosef
Spotted by
sunnyjosef

Kakkanad, Kerala, India

Spotted on Nov 10, 2020
Submitted on Nov 10, 2020

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