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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cinnyris
- Mass
- 8.5
- Image
- Olive-backed Sunbird female, Misamis Oriental, Philippines 1.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Cinnyris jugularis
- taxon name
- Cinnyris jugularis
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- Cinnyris jugularis
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- litter size
- 2.4
- taxon common name
- 黄腹花蜜鸟
- short name
- C. jugularis
- taxon range
- Nanling Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview
The garden sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), previously known as the olive-backed sunbird, is a species of passerine bird in the family Nectariniidae that is found in the Philippines except on the Palawan island group. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with seven other species: the ornate sunbird, Palawan sunbird, Sahul sunbird, Tukangbesi sunbird, Flores Sea sunbird, South Moluccan sunbird and the Mamberamo sunbird. It is a small, brightly coloured bird with olive-green plumage on the wings and back with a bright yellow chest. It has a long downward-curved bill it uses for taking nectar and capturing insects. It is primarily nectarivorous, but will take insects and spiders, particularly when feeding chicks.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Garden sunbird” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.