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Crimson Sunbird

Aethopyga siparaja

Description:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae Genus: Aethopyga Species: A. siparaja

Habitat:

Crimson Sunbird is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India to Indonesia and the Philippines. Two eggs or three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. This species is found in forest and cultivation. In most of the range, males have a long green-blue tail, but A.s. nicobarica of the Nicobar Islands and the former subspecies A. vigorsii (Western Crimson Sunbird) of the Western Ghats of India lack the long central tail feathers.

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Crimson Sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja Crimson Sunbird


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9 Comments

Swift Palm•arc
Swift Palm•arc 10 years ago

Thank you all

beautiful--------!-----

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Lovely !

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

What a gorgeous bird!
Welcome to the community DebayanDeb!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Very Nice!

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Please add common name: Crimson Sunbird

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Stunning!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Beautiful !

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Very Cool!!

Swift Palm•arc
Spotted by
Swift Palm•arc

West Bengal, India

Spotted on Mar 18, 2013
Submitted on Mar 18, 2013

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