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Pollen sucker
Purple-rumped sunbird (scientific name: Leptocoma zeylonica) is a flower pollen sucker bird, sucking from cactus flowers.
Habitat
West Bengal
Location
Kolkata, Bengal, India
Date taken
07.01.2020
Scientific name
Leptocoma zeylonica
Equipment used
Canon 5dsr, Tamron 150-600
Such a vivid and colourful bird and a wonderful image.
 
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He is so beautiful!!!

That's a wonderful picture you've taken of this sunbird Prabhatjee - many thanks for showing him to us. That pretty shiny plumage really brightens up this wet, dark and dreary weather here!!
 

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