Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

Chalcoparia singalensis

Family: Spiderhunters and Sunbirds · Status: Rare visitor · Size: 11 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Occurs from the Indian subcontinent to southern China and Southeast Asia, excluding the Philippines.

Identification

Male resembles Brown-throated Sunbird with iridescent dark green upperparts but has iridescent copper-red ear-coverts, pale orange-rufous throat and upper breast. Female can be distinguished from other sunbirds by greenish-olive upperparts, pale orange-rufous throat and upper breast, and yellow belly.

Habitat

Forest and mangroves.

Behaviour

Frequents the canopy and middle storey.