06 November 2020

Purple Sunbird

This is a purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus also called Nectarinia asiaticus ) collecting nectar from drumstick tree flowers. It is in its non-breeding season. It is a female bird; the male one has a black patch on the chest. In their breeding season the males change the colour of their feathers to shining purple-black. 

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