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Cinnyris asiaticus
This small sunbird has a relatively short bill, a dark and short square ended tail with distinctive sexual dimorphism. Less than 10 cm long they have a down-curve bill with brush-tipped tubular tongues that aid in nectar feeding.Females are olive brown above with yellowish underside. There is a pale supercilium beyond the eye. There is a darkish eye stripe. The throat and breast are yellow becoming pale towards the vent. The outer tail feathers are tipped in white both in the male and female.
Found it feeding on giant milkweed flowers inside IIM trichy campus, tamilnadu.
Spotted on Oct 17, 2016
Submitted on Oct 17, 2016
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