OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD

 

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

(* 2)                  OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD               Nectarinia jugularis

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Also known as Yellow-bellied Sunbird. Found in open woodlands and disturbed habitats. 11 cm. Range: oriental region and east into Australia; widespread and common resident throughout the Indonesian archipelago.

TAIGA FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

1325                     TAIGA FLYCATCHER               Ficedula albicilla

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The Taiga Flycatcher, also known as Red-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird It breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor to South and South-east Asia in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe.

COMMON TAILORBIRD

 

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

(* 907)             COMMON TAILORBIRD               Orthotomus sutorius

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 Songbird found across tropical Asia.  Insectivorous. Tailorbirds are found singly or in pairs, usually low in the undergrowth or trees, sometimes hopping on the ground. They forage for insects and have been known to feed on a range of beetles and bugs. They are attracted to insects at flowers and are known to favour the inflorescences of mango. They also visit flowers such as those of Bombax, Salmalia for nectar and are sometimes covered in pollen, giving them a golden-headed appearance