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Purple-rumped Sunbird (Male) The Female one is not colorful like the male. Geotagged,Leptocoma zeylonica,Purple-rumped Sunbird,Sri Lanka Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Purple-rumped Sunbird (Male)

The Female one is not colorful like the male.

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The purple-rumped sunbird is a sunbird endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. Like other sunbirds, they are small in size, feeding mainly on nectar but sometimes take insects, particularly when feeding young. They can hover for short durations but usually perch to feed.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Bagerathan Sivarajah
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By Bagerathan Sivarajah

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Uploaded Jan 24, 2014. Captured Jan 24, 2014 14:15 in Jaffna-Kankesanturai Road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  • Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
  • f/6.5
  • 1/159s
  • ISO800
  • 215mm