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Lotens Sunbird

Cinnyris lotenius

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Description:

Small sunbird with extra long beak and tongue which it uses to suck nectar from flowers. Iridescent blue and purple. Hovering behavior over flowers. This is a male. Females are dull brown colored. Uses the raindrops on leaves from previous night's rain to have a good bath!!

Habitat:

Spotted on a tree near my home.

Reference Links:

Loten's sunbird - Wikipedia

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Comments (9)
Machi
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Liana
Birds are fun to watch when they bathe.....they get right into it 😃 thank you for sharing :)
Leuba Ridgway
You have such fantastic wildlife near your place it seems - very lucky ! Thanks for sharing them with us. This one is special with it bathing in rain water collected on leaves.

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PublishedNovember 18, 2021

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