Dec 16

Olive-backed Sunbirds are beautiful small birds living in SE Asia and surrounding islands. They eat primarily nectar from flowers but will also take insects.

The Olive-backed Sunbird was previously known as Nectarinia jugularis and is known to some as the Yellow-bellied Sunbird.

Classification

Order:  Passeriformes
Family:  Nectariniidae
Genus:  Cinnyris
Species:  C. jugularis

Photos:

Nectar drinking sunbird
Nectar drinking sunbird

Olive-backed Sunbird
Olive-backed Sunbird 

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