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Lovely Sunbird

LOVELY SUNBIRD
Aethopyga shelleyi
Nectariniidae Family

endemic, locally common
L 91 tp 105 mm (3 1/2 to 4 1/4")

Bird #200 - June 2009

We heard this bird before we saw it. It was just singing away under a big Casia tree in Sabang. The sun was high overhead its such a tiny bird. But what a beauty, it is well named.
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LOVELY SUNBIRD, male
<i>Aethopyga shelleyi</i>
Sabang, Palawan
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LOVELY SUNBIRD, male Aethopyga shelleyi Sabang, Palawan

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  • LOVELY SUNBIRD, male
<i>Aethopyga shelleyi</i>
Iwahig, Palawan
  • LOVELY SUNBIRD, male
<i>Aethopyga shelleyi</i>
Sabang, Palawan

Hitting the bullseye!
  • LOVELY SUNBIRD, male
<i>Aethopyga shelleyi</i>
Sabang, Palawan
  • LOVELY SUNBIRD, male
<i>Aethopyga shelleyi</i>
Iwahig, Palawan
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