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| | This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''Nectarinia''. | | This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''Nectarinia''. |
| | [[Image:Purple_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male Purple in eclipse plumage<br />Photo by {{user|dineshagg|dineshagg}}]] | | [[Image:Purple_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male Purple in eclipse plumage<br />Photo by {{user|dineshagg|dineshagg}}]] |
| - | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| | + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| | *''C. a. brevirostris'': | | *''C. a. brevirostris'': |
| | :*North-eastern [[Arabia]] and south-eastern [[Iran]] to [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] and northern [[India]] | | :*North-eastern [[Arabia]] and south-eastern [[Iran]] to [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] and northern [[India]] |
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| | The call is a humming ''zit zit''. | | The call is a humming ''zit zit''. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Trek Nature | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Trek Nature |
| | {{ref}} | | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | {{GSearch|Cinnyris+asiaticus Use "Cinnyris asiaticus" to }} | + | {{GSearch|Sunbird+asiatic}} |
| - | {{GSearch|Nectarinia+asiatica Use "Nectarinia asiatica" to }} | + | <br /> |
| - | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cinnyris]] | + | {{Video|Purple_Sunbird}} |
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| | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cinnyris]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Current revision
- Cinnyris asiaticus
Nectarinia asiatica
[edit] Identification
10cm long.
The bill is thin and curved downwards. Their tongues are tubular and brush tipped.
Adult breeding male: Mainly glossy purple.
Adult male, eclipse plumage: Yellow-grey upperparts and a yellow breast with a blue central streak extending to the belly.
Female: Yellow-grey upperparts and yellowish under parts, and a faint supercilium.
[edit] Distribution
Asia from the Persian Gulf to Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan tropical Africa.
[edit] Taxonomy
This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.
Male Purple in eclipse plumage
Photo by
dineshagg[edit] Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
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[edit] Habitat
Forest and cultivation.
[edit] Behaviour
Their main source of food is nectar, though they also eat insects.
[edit] Breeding
They build a suspended nest in a tree laying 1-3 eggs.
[edit] Flight
Flight is fast and direct. They can take nectar whilst hovering, but more usually perch to feed.
[edit] Vocalisation
The call is a humming zit zit.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Trek Nature
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