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Olive-Backed Sunbird


Olive-Backed Sunbird
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Copyright: Ang Hwee Yong (Meerkat) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 497] (2460)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Tamron SP AF200-500mm f5-6.3 Di LD
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-04 4:34
Viewed: 399
Points: 5
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
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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  • Good 
  • aruntp (72)
  • [2008-06-04 4:58]

great. i am seeing this bird first time.

  • Great 
  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 751 W: 0 N: 1506] (6872)
  • [2008-06-04 5:04]

Hi Ang
Nice presentation.Beautiful colros and great POV. I like your subject pose.
TFS Michel

Nice point of view, but with the equipment you have shod have much more detail in the feathers. A tad overexpose and blown areas upper left including the stem on which it is posed.

  • Great 
  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 379 W: 0 N: 360] (1947)
  • [2008-06-04 10:46]

Hi Ang
this is very nice composition and colors
well done.

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