Monday, February 19, 2018

Purple Sunbird of Thailand

One of the last bird watching session before we end our North Thailand trip is to XX for the Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus). This is not plan for and we are just trying our luck as we are told that the purple flower that are blooming and attracted the sunbird  may have over. Since is on our way back to Chiangmai, we decided to stopover and try our luck.
Mae Taeng
 We stop over at Mae Taeng and the tree that attracted the purple sunbird is near a paddy field.
Mae Taeng
These are the trees that attracted purple sunbird otherwise not easy to photograph them as they move very fast from branch to branch.
Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
 Yes. They are still around although only a few of them still visit these trees.
Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
 A female Purple Sunbird that lack of the purple colour.
Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
The male with purple iridescence under the light otherwise will appear as black.

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