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Species ID Suggestions

Olive-backed Sunbird (female)

Cinnyris jugularis

Comments (5)

@Ava, the spotting you reference is not a Tailorbird at all, but a Flyeater @Meena, the bird in this nest is a female Sunbird, possibly Olive-backed, but other females look very similar so only the male can be reliably identified; the nest is quite unlike the Baya Weaver nest which has the entrance hole at the bottom. These are what is often termed a pendular or pendulum nest and there are many species of bird which make this type of nest, but all have their own signatures. The Weavers, as their name implies weave their neat nests while Tailorbirds stitch their nests which are often made using leaves stitched together. Sunbirds build scruffier pendulum nests using a variety of different materials, probably as a disguise.
This seems to be Baya Weaver Bird nest.
Actually, read all the notes under the spotting I just posted, there are several opinions there.
Maybe a Tailor Bird? Here's another one: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1799561205
Could this have been an olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)?
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2017

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