18 May, 2010

Red-Throated Sunbird

15th May 2010, Kemensah, Selangor.

A pair of  Red-Throated Sunbirds (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) were  happily  getting their  supply of nectar.  The male is  very colourful  with the iridescent  green and purple.

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The less colourful female looking rather curious.

 

 

9 comments:

  1. As usual, excellent shots of this very active bird! Keep it up Madi !

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  2. The throat looks brown to me. ;)

    Unlike Brown-throated with is abundant at backyard and park, this Red-throated is forest bird.

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  3. You captured the iridescence feathers on the male beautifully!

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  4. Hey, beautiful array of clours and beautiful, couple that you got. Your Macanranga still fruiting. Check mine - in July lah! Saw the buds over the weekend.

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  5. Hi Madi

    I am a bit puzzled by this pair. The male has a mix of Red-throated and Brown (Plain)-throated features - the ear coverts look reddish-brown rather than olive-brown (good for RT) but the wing coverts are brown, not red (good for BT); The underparts are rather pale yellow (good for RT). The female bird is certainly not BT but doesn't look like RT either - more like Crimson or Purple-throated! Any more pics?

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  6. Hi Dave,
    Actually the female puzzles me too, but I assumed that she was an RT coz they were together and moving as a pair. Maybe an interracial marraige going on here! There's another pix of the female but its a bit blurr, I'll email it to you.Better get to the bottom of this mystery. Thanks Dave.

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  7. Hi Madi

    Having seen your extra pics I have revised my opinion - I think both are Red-throated. The other shots show the eye-crescents of the female better than the shot posted. The male is interesting, as it shows much less 'red' colouration on the coverts than a bird I photographed. Perhaps it's an age thing. Thanks, Dave

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  8. Thanks all.Thanks Dave for the confirmation.

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