Purple Sunbird with a sign (1 Viewer)

Shahrzad

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• Feb 17, 2019

• #1

May I ask you about this bright spot on this Purple Sunbird?
It's a first time I've seen it. I couldn't find any photo on books.

seen: February 2019 / South of Iran

The photo belongs to my friend: Sanaz

 

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Joern Lehmhus

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• Feb 17, 2019

• #2

pectoral tufts can be hidden under wing, I think

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wasifyaqeen/41330923802

http://jlrexplore.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12.5Sunbird.jpg

 

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petit-robert

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• Feb 17, 2019

• #3

I had the same reflection with a Palestine Sunbird and that red spot that is not on the books. photographed in Oman in January ;-)

 

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Shahrzad

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• Feb 17, 2019

• #4

Thank you for your comments.

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Feb 17, 2019

• #5

petit-robert said:

I had the same reflection with a Palestine Sunbird and that red spot that is not on the books. photographed in Oman in January ;-)

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I had the opposite experience of wondering where the orange tuft was, back when it was called Orange-tufted Sunbird in the field guide at the time

 

Andy Hurley

Gotta love nature!

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• Feb 18, 2019

• #6

Joern Lehmhus said:

pectoral tufts can be hidden under wing, I think

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wasifyaqeen/41330923802

http://jlrexplore.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12.5Sunbird.jpg

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Joern, in my experience this is more the case than not. In the many Sunbirds I have seen generally, those of whom are descibed as having pectoral tufts, I have seen very few showing them.