![]() Purple Sunbird Purple Sunbird has been traced in the drier parts of northwestern India. It breeds prior to the monsoons in northern India. Male and female Purple Sunbirds differ in terms of physical features. The male sunbird is identified as having a glossy metallic bluish to purplish black upper parts. Its wings are dark brown in color. A breeding male displays purplish black underparts, whereas the non- breeding male may display a central streak of black on yellow underparts. Other prominent features of a breeding male are a patch of bright blue on the shoulder and the maroon shine on the feathers of the collar around the neck. The female counterpart is olive brown and yellowish bird. The female has dark eye stripe, a pale supercilium and yellow-colored throat and breast, which becomes pale towards the vent. Outer tail feathers of both male and female birds are tipped in white. Purple-Rumped Sunbird ![]() Loten's Sunbird Loten's Sunbird has been recorded in southern India. Male and female Sunbirds differ in terms of physical features. A noteworthy aspect of the male bird is the hues of blue, green and violet, which causes its head, throat and backs to shine. The bird has a grey-brown belly, browner wings and maroon colored breast band. Its female counterpart has yellow-grey upperparts and yellowish underparts. A distinctive feature of Loten's Sunbird is its long bill, which curves downwards. |