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The Purple Sunbird - female

Cinnyris asiaticus

Description:

The males appear all black except in some lighting when the purple iridescence becomes visible. Females are olive above and yellowish below. 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. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Sunb......)

Habitat:

The species is distributed widely from West Asia through the Indian Subcontinent and into Southeast Asia.

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2 Comments

VincentVanur
VincentVanur 11 years ago

Thank you, Maria dB

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice series!

VincentVanur
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VincentVanur

Thrissur, Kerala, India

Spotted on Jan 29, 2012
Submitted on Jan 1, 2013

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