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Olive-Backed Sunbird
Main features:
The smallest Sunbird (11cm), bill thin and obviously decurved; distinctive white tips at outer tail feathers.
Male: Metallic blue-black forehead, throat and upper breast, contrasting with bright yellow underparts; upperparts dull olive brown.
Female: Upperparts dull olive brown; underparts all yellow, brighter yellow than other female Sunbirds.
Juvenile: Similar to females.
Call: Described as constant rough metallic chirps cheep-cheep-wheet; also a high-pitched rising chee.
In flight: Darting flight.
Status in Singapore: Very common resident throughout the island, including North and South offshore islands.
World distribution: Southern China to the Philippines down to Australia.
Classification: Family Nectarinidae (Flowerpeckers, Sunbirds, Spiderhunters). World 169 species, Singapore 13 species. |
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