Alternative names: Sunbird Asity; Wattled Asity; False Sunbird
- Neodrepanis coruscans
Identification
- Dull yellow underparts
- Brown streaks on the breast
- Blue caruncle around eye
- Blue brown upperparts
Female
- Dull underparts
- Yellow flanks and under tail
- Brown upperparts
- Light brown head
Similar species
Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity has bright yellow underparts and males have darker, more uniform upperparts.
Distribution
Highland forests of eastern Madagascar.
Fairly common and widespread.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist montane forests at a lower altitude than Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity. Occurs from sea-level up to 1500m, locally higher. Scarce below 400m.
Behaviour
Feeds mostly on nectar, takes sometimes small insects.
Joins mixed-species flocks.
Little known about breeding. Nest building has been recorded from August to January.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2003. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334504
- African Bird Club
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common Sunbird-Asity. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_Sunbird-Asity
