Purple sunbird

Description:

In india we don't have humming birds , this species is as closest one can get to hummers. They have a fast & direct flight and can take nectar by hovering like a hummer but often perch. The males appear all black except in some lighting when the purple iridescence becomes visible, just like one in the picture

Habitat:

This species is distributed widely from West Asia through the Indian subcontinent and into Southeast Asia.

Notes:

Sun Bird from Western Ghats