RUBY-CHEEKED SUNBIRD

Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024.

  1350                 RUBY-CHEEKED SUNBIRD           

VIETNAM                     21

The ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis) is a species of sunbird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

CRIMSON SUNBIRD

Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024.

 (886*)                        CRIMSON SUNBIRD                  Aethopyga siparaja

                   

VIETNAM                 8

The crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar. They may also take insects, especially when feeding their young. The crimson sunbird is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, through Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar to Indonesia and Brunei. Two or three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. This species occurs in forest and cultivated areas.

VAN HASSELT'S SUNBIRD

 

1331                  VAN HASSELT'S SUNBIRD               Leptocoma brasiliana

CAMBODIA                53

It is found in Northeast India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD

 

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

(* 2)                  OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD               Nectarinia jugularis

CAMBODIA                30

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.

BLACK-THROATED SUNBIRD

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1171                   BLACK-THROATED SUNBIRD                    Aethopyga temminckii 

MALAYSIA                  85

Found at 820-2,000 m; from canopy to lower storeys and edges of lower and upper montane forests. Male 15 cm; female 11 cm. Resident from the central Himalayas through S China and discontinuously in Southeast Asian highlands to Malaysian Peninsula.

CRIMSON SUNBIRD

(*  886)             CRIMSON SUNBIRD              Aethopyga siparaja

MALAYSIA               25

Occurs in forest edges, gardens, mangroves and peat-swamp forest. 11-13.5 cm. Throughout all of Southeast Asia.  

PURPLE-RUMPED SUNBIRD

Photographed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 2017

1055             PURPLE-RUMPED SUNBIRD                  Nectarinia zeylonica

SRI LANKA                       5

Subspecies zeylonica. Found in cultivation, gardens and forests. 10 cm. Common breeding resident in lowlands and up to mid hills, rare above.

PURPLE SUNBIRD

Photographed at Koshi Tappu, Nepal March 2017

995                      PURPLE SUNBIRD                            Cinnyris asiaticus

NEPAL                   48

Breeds by running water in open country in hills and mountains; winters in open country near water. 19 cm. Widespread; common passage migrant and winter visitor.

BROWN-THROATED SUNBIRD

(see     869)              BROWN-THROATED SUNBIRD              Anthreptes malacensis  

SINGAPORE          (30)        

In Indonesia known as Plain-throated Sunbird. 14 cm. Found in secondary forest, mangroves, old plantations, scrub and parkland, including urban green space. Distribution: Mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-malay peninsula, Greater and Lesser Sunda, Philippines.

CRIMSON SUNBIRD

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

886                  CRIMSON SUNBIRD              Aethopyga siparaja

SINGAPORE               (21)

Found in primary and secondary forests, scrubs, old plantations, parkland. 12 cm. Distribution: Himalayan foothills, E India, S China, much of mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi.

PLAIN-THROATED SUNBIRD

Photographed on Nusa Penida, Indonesia October 2016

(869)              PLAIN-THROATED SUNBIRD                    Anthreptes malacensis  

INDONESIA (Nusa Penida)          (92)        

Found along forest edges, in rural cultivated areas and mature gardens; often seen near the coast and on off-shore islands. 14 cm. Distribution: South-east Asia; widespread and fairly common resident in the Sunda subregion, including most offshore islands and parts of Wallacea.

OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(see 2)                  OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD         Nectarinia jugularis

INDONESIA (Bali)         (5)

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.

Photographed near Sanur, Bali October 2016

MARICO SUNBIRD

400         MARICO SUNBIRD             Cinnyris mariquensis

South Africa            (93)

Also known as Mariqua Sunbird. Found in woodland, savanna, often in very dry areas. Range across northern half of southern Africa, except west coastal strip. 12 cm.

COLLARED SUNBIRD

399          COLLARED SUNBIRD           Hedydipna collaris

South Africa          (92)

9-10 cm. Range across most of sub-Saharan Africa. Found in forests near water.

SCARLET-CHESTED SUNBIRD

256         SCARLET-CHESTED SUNBIRD            Chalcomitra senegalensis

South Africa     (18)

14 cm, 10-17 g. Distributed across the northern and nw part of southern Africa. Found in woodlands, savanna and suburban gardens.

YELLOW-BELLIED SUNBIRD

2.   YELLOW-BELLIED SUNBIRD     (Nectarine jugulars) Cinnyris jugularis frenatus

Australia (2)

Also known as the Olive-backed or Yellow-breasted Sunbird. It is from 11-12cm long. Found on the north coast of Queensland from Bundaberg up and around into the gulf. Also found on islands off the coast. This one was photographed not far from the tip of Cape York. I have also photographed them in the Daintree. They frequent the fringe of rainforrests, vegetation near creeks and rivers, orchards and gardens.

Note: Now known as Olive-backed Sunbird.

A female sunbird, photography right at the tip of Cape York.