Olive-backed Sunbird

YC Wee
on 30th December 2018

It was a cool evening. The sky was overcast with light rumblings that continued for nearly an hour. But there was no rain, not even a slight drizzle. Strangely, this […]

YC Wee
on 17th December 2018

An earlier post documented Red-whiskered Bulbuls (Pycnonotus jocosus) eating Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Bauhinia purpurea x var. ‘Blakeana’) leaves. It was subsequently observed that Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) feeds on […]

YC Wee
on 19th September 2018

Sesbania grandiflora ‘Alba’ is commonly known as Vegetable Hummingbird, West Indian Pea, Katuday and Turi. It is a fast-growing smallish tree. It is easily recognised by its large white flowers, […]

YC Wee
on 13th September 2018

The male Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) is olive-green above with iridescent blue-black forehead, throat and breast (Robson, 2008) (above). The belly and vent is yellow. The female is olive-green above […]

YC Wee
on 29th August 2018

The male Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) in breeding plumage is distinctive in its iridescent blue-back forehead, throat and breast with a reddish band below. The non-breeding male, or eclipse male, […]

YC Wee
on 31st July 2018

The feeding behaviour of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Nectarinia jugularis) in a patch of Scarlet Spiral Flag (Costus woodsonii) was posted earlier – see HERE. It shows how the male, female and […]

YC Wee
on 26th July 2018

I have a patch of flowering Scarlet Spiral Flag (Costus woodsonii) in my garden that attract Olive-backed Sunbirds (Nectarinia jugularis) throughout the day. On 11th July 2018, the patch was […]

YC Wee
on 27th June 2018

“On the morning of 19th February 2018, I was alerted to the excitement around the nest of the Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) in my balcony. “To my dismay I found […]

YC Wee
on 23rd June 2018

K Fletcher: “I have been photographing what I think are Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) in our garden but either I am confused or the bird on top in the attached […]

YC Wee
on 17th June 2018

“We keep an old abandoned Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) nest (found in our estate) in a bowl. A pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) sunbirds spotted them through the glass […]

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