Crimson Sunbird

Crimson Sunbird is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India to Indonesia and the Philippines. Two eggs or three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. This species is found in forest and cultivation.

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The Crimson Sunbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The male Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) is eye-catching because of its prominent crimson head, back, throat and upper breast. In a juvenile male bird, the crimson is not apparent until later when individual crimson feathers develop as the bird moults from a juvenal to a breeding plumage. More

* Hovering Crimson Sunbird An earlier post shows various sunbirds harvesting nectar from... * Crimson Sunbird harvesting nectar from hibiscus Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja siparaja) was observed feeding on... * A male Crimson Sunbird and the torch ginger flowers A male Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) regularly visits my kantan... * Crimson Sunbird stealing nectar from flowers Mike Koh a.k.a. More

The crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) is only four inches long, but the male’s bright red plumage and electric blue markings make it instantly noticeable, no matter how small it may be. This species is found in forests throughout southeast Asia and Indonesia. More

This is The Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja siparaja juvenile,this photo was taken april,12,2009 at coffee farm, talang rimbo lama,south curup district,rejang lebong regency.and now this bird was registered on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006 The Juvenile Crimson Sunbird on coffee tree The Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja siparaja, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. More

The Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time. Crimson Sunbird is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India to Indonesia and the Philippines. More

The Crimson Sunbird is unofficially selected as the national bird of the Republic of Singapore. - anemone, Chiza ha puntuado esta nota como More

vigorsii (Western Crimson Sunbird) of the Western Ghats of India lack the long central tail feathers. The call is chee-cheewee. The Crimson Sunbird is the national bird of the Republic of Singapore. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia. More

crimson sunbird is not listed as a local inhabitant of Pakistan either in the seminal work of TJ Roberts, More

THE tiny crimson sunbird soared above the competition to win the Nature Society's title of national bird. The Crimson Sunbird Old name Yellow-Backed Sunbird Latin name Aethopyga sipraja Size 15 cm Appearance The male has a long tail and metallic-green crown and tail. The back is dark crimson, as are the neck and sides. The chin and breast are a striking scarlet. The belly is olive-yellow. More

Crimson Sunbirds are tiny,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. In most of the range, males have a long green-blue tail, but A.s. nicobarica of the Nicobar Islands and the former subspecies A. More

Crimson Sunbirdedit this page = From Yu-Gi-Oh! Crimson Sunbird 紅(こう)陽(よう)鳥(ちょう) English: Crimson Sunbird French: Oiseau-Soleil Cramoisi Japanese (Kanji): 紅陽鳥 Japanese (Kana): こうようちょう Phonetic: Kōyōchō Attribute: FIRE Types: Winged Beast/Fusion More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Nectariniidae
Genus : Aethopyga
Species : siparaja
Authority : (Raffles, 1822)