Apricot-breasted Sunbird - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by mehdhalaouate
Sumba, Indonesia, November 2005

Cinnyris buettikoferi

Nectarinia buettikoferi

Identification

Measuring about 11 cm, the male is shown in the photo, the female is light green on the sides of the breast and the throat is yellow and greyish.
Juveniles resemble the female.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the lowlands of Sumba Island.

Taxonomy

This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.

There are no known sub-species.^[1]

Habitat

Flowering trees.

Behaviour

Apricot-breasted Sunbirds are nectar feeders thus often seen in gardens and flowering trees. Males are aggressive and will defend a flowering tree from other males, allowing just females to land and feed on the flowers.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Apricot-breasted Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Apricot-breasted_Sunbird

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