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Copper-Throated Sunbird(F)
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Copper-throated Sunbird
Nectarina calcostetha
Main features: Large for a sunbird (14cm), bill thin and obviously decurved; appears all black in poor light.
Male: In good light, green cap; copper throat and upper breast; dark purple lower breast and belly. Upperparts metallic green, tail blackish.
Female: Looks like other sunbird females but has a greyish head. Upperparts dark olive; throat and under tail coverts greyish; breast and belly greenish yellow; tail black with bold white tips.
Juvenile: As in female but tail is brown.
Call: Described as a rapid twitter similar to Crimson Sunbird but lower; also a long very high-pitched trill.
In flight: Darting flight.
Status in Singapore: Uncommon resident throughout the island, including North offshore islands.
World distribution: Southeast Asia.
Classification: Family Nectarinidae (Flowerpeckers, Sunbirds, Spiderhunters). World 169 species, Singapore 13 species. |
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Original encuadre con una buena luz y colores. Justala profundidad pero la belleza del conjunto es indiscutible a mi entender.
Saludos Ang: Josep Ignasi.
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