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Brown Throated Sunbird (Male)

Anthreptes malacensis

Photo by SeanWeekly
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Field Notes

Description:

The male has iridescent green and purple upperparts with chestnut on the wing-coverts and scapulars; it is primarily yellow below.

Habitat:

Mangroves and primary forests

Notes:

Spotted today during a walk in a wetland reserve, this guy was sipping from a nectar plant.

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