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.
Read MoreAethopyga 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.
LOVELY SUNBIRD, male Aethopyga shelleyi Sabang, Palawan
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