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purple sunbird

Cinnyris asiatica

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Description:

plzz identify this one ,,,, i thought it as a sun bird ,, but its size is bit bigger as compared to sun bird

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Purple Sunbird

Cinnyris asiatica

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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
This is actually one of the smaller Sunbirds but the only one with an all-blue head and back with a dark grey wing. The similar Loten's Sunbird has a greenish head and a much more curved bill.

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PublishedJune 8, 2013

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