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| − | [[ | + | [[Image:Crimson_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male Crimson Sunbird<br />Photo by mehdhalaouate]] |
| + | '''Alternative names: Yellow-backed Sunbird; Goulpourah Sunbird; Eastern Crimson Sunbird''' | ||
;[[:Category:Aethopyga|Aethopyga]] siparaja | ;[[:Category:Aethopyga|Aethopyga]] siparaja | ||
| − | + | '''Includes: Western Crimson Sunbird''' | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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The adult male has a crimson breast and maroon back. The rump is yellow and the belly is olive. The female has an olive-green back, yellowish breast and white tips to the outer tail feathers. | The adult male has a crimson breast and maroon back. The rump is yellow and the belly is olive. The female has an olive-green back, yellowish breast and white tips to the outer tail feathers. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Found | + | Found from [[India]] east over the [[Himalayas]], southwest [[China]], [[Indochina]], [[Malaysia]] and the [[Philippines]] to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and [[Sulawesi]] (Indonesia). |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ''Aethopyga siparaja'' has 15 subspecies. | + | ''Aethopyga siparaja'' has 15 subspecies.<br /> |
| + | ''Vigorsii'' from western [[India]] is sometimes split as '''Western Crimson Sunbird''', the rest of the species then named '''Eastern Crimson Sunbird'''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Found in forest, scrub and gardens below 1,800. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Feeds on nectar, insects and spiders.<br /> | |
| + | Two eggs or three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. In India it's parasitised by the [[Asian Emerald Cuckoo]]. | ||
| + | Like all sunbirds this species has a fast and direct flight with their short wings. They can hover like hummingbirds, but usually perch to feed most of the time. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Aethopyga+siparaja}} | {{GSearch|Aethopyga+siparaja}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aethopyga]] |
Revision as of 15:41, 26 February 2009
Alternative names: Yellow-backed Sunbird; Goulpourah Sunbird; Eastern Crimson Sunbird
- Aethopyga siparaja
Includes: Western Crimson Sunbird
Identification
Crimson Sunbirds are tiny, only 11 cm long. They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding.
The adult male has a crimson breast and maroon back. The rump is yellow and the belly is olive. The female has an olive-green back, yellowish breast and white tips to the outer tail feathers.
Distribution
Found from India east over the Himalayas, southwest China, Indochina, Malaysia and the Philippines to Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi (Indonesia).
Taxonomy
Aethopyga siparaja has 15 subspecies.
Vigorsii from western India is sometimes split as Western Crimson Sunbird, the rest of the species then named Eastern Crimson Sunbird.
Habitat
Found in forest, scrub and gardens below 1,800.
Behaviour
Feeds on nectar, insects and spiders.
Two eggs or three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. In India it's parasitised by the Asian Emerald Cuckoo.
Like all sunbirds this species has a fast and direct flight with their short wings. They can hover like hummingbirds, but usually perch to feed most of the time.
