Meet Splendid Sunbird, This Bird Looks Like It Came Right From A Paradise

The diversity of passerine birds never ceases to amaze us, humans. Putting on one-of-their-kind coats, these flying creatures shine brightly in nature. They add more brilliant colors to nature and liven it up with their songs. It’s understandable why many people are engaged in watching and photographing birds.

Splendid Sunbirds (Cinnyris coccinigastrus) are 15cm long, and have medium-long thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding. The adult male is mainly glossy purple, with a dark green back and wing bar, and a crimson breast patch. The female is greenish-brown above and yellowish below. This species is a common breeder in wet savannah and woodland with Oil Palms Elaeis guineensis. The latter provide sap from the incisions made in the trunk to collect the liquid to make palm wine.