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Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Sales Professional with great love for nature, collecting various birds on my camera, fighting for conservation of nature. My wife,Gaythri Devi also sharing similar interests and also being a better photographer, you can find us on Sundays in some jungle!

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Loten's Sunbird-Female


Nectarinia lotenia 13cm
Loten Thenchittu in Tamil (லோட்டன் தேன்ச்சிட்டு)
Resident. Sickle shaped bill. Male has dusky brown belly and vent. Female dark olive green on upperparts; lacks supercilium and masked appearance of purple. Call is a hard chit chit, lacking buzzing quality of purple. Well wooded country.

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