sunbird Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/sunbird Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:45:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Copper-throated sunbird https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/copper-throated-sunbird?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=copper-throated-sunbird https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/copper-throated-sunbird#respond Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:22:58 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=6528 The copper-throated sunbird ( Leptocoma calcostetha ) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve – February 2022

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]]> The copper-throated sunbird ( Leptocoma calcostetha ) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia

Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve – February 2022

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/copper-throated-sunbird/feed 0 6528 Crimson Sunbird https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/crimson-sunbird?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crimson-sunbird https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/crimson-sunbird#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:35:01 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1339 The crimson sunbird ( Aethopyga siparaja ) is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding the young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to […]

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]]> The crimson sunbird ( Aethopyga siparaja ) is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding the 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. Wikipedia

Some discussion about this bird as Singapore National Bird, but still not officially declared as National Bird.

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/crimson-sunbird/feed 0 1339 Olive-backed Sunbird https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/olive-backed-sunbird?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=olive-backed-sunbird https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/olive-backed-sunbird#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:50:55 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1265 The olive-backed sunbird, also known as the yellow-bellied sunbird, is a species of sunbird found from Southern Asia to Australia. Wikipedia Sunbirds have long thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding. Scientific name: Cinnyris jugularis

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]]> The olive-backed sunbird, also known as the yellow-bellied sunbird, is a species of sunbird found from Southern Asia to Australia. Wikipedia

Sunbirds have long thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding.

Scientific name: Cinnyris jugularis

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