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.

Identification: 3–14 cm (5-5½ in); a medium-large sunbird with a fairly long decurved bill. The adult male is very dark, having a metallic dark green mantle, back & inner wing with and a glossy dark blue rump. The chin and throat are metallic violet transforming to metallic scarlet on the breast. Adult females are dark grey above, pale grey over the throat and have a yellow wash on the belly which is streaked grey. Immatures are like the adult female but with blackish areas around the throat. The young males progressively develop metallic colouration initially from the chin area and on the inner wings.