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Aethopyga siparaja
Very territorial with this plant. It was his turf an would chase away any other birds or butterflies around it. Crimson sunbirds are tiny, only 11 cm long. They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding. The adult male has a crimson breast and maroon back. The rump is yellow and the belly is olive. The female has an olive-green back, yellowish breast and white tips to the outer tail feathers.
Tabin Wildlife Reserve.
Spotted on Sep 18, 2015
Submitted on Nov 1, 2015
8 Comments
Beautiful....
Thanks Dr Namgyal ;-)
Beautiful bird, sharp eyes!
Thanks :-)
Beautiful bird Marta. What brilliant colouring.
Wonderful series! That red is striking indeed. Thank you for sharing :)
Dazzling!
Wow