- Cinnyris jugularis
Nectarinia jugularis
Identification
10–11·4 cm (4-4½ in).
- Plain olive back
- Yellow belly
- White tail edges flared out in flight.
- Male flashes an iridescent blue throat
- Female has a yellow throat and eyebrow.
Distribution
Philippines excluding Palawan.
Taxonomy
Recently split from Olive-backed Sunbird. Formerly placed in the genus Nectarinia.
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]
- C. j. obscurior: Northern Philippines (montane forests of northern Luzon)
- C. j. jugularis: Southern Luzon, central and southern Philippine Islands
- C. j. woodi: Sulu Archipelago (southern Philippines)
Habitat
Forest edges, parks, and gardens.
Gallery
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Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of small insects, spiders, nectar and fruit.
They feed singly, in pairs and in small groups.
Breeding
The flask-shaped nest, with an overhanging porch at the entrance, and a trail of hanging material at the bottom end is built only by the female. The 1-3 greenish-blue eggs are incubated for 11-16 days. Both parents care for the young which fledge after a further two weeks.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Cheke, R., C. Mann, G. M. Kirwan, and D. A. Christie (2023). Garden Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney and S. M. Billerman, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.olbsun31.01
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Garden Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Garden_Sunbird
External Links
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