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Olive-backed Sunbird

Nectariniidae

Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Cinnyris jugularis

Basic stats

Diet

Mainly nectar, with insects and spiders, particularly for chicks

Habitat

Forest and plantation; hanging oval pouch nest with a sheltered side opening, often with a dangling beard

Size

10–11.4cm

Weight

Males 6.7–11.9g, females 6–10g

The garden sunbird, previously the olive-backed sunbird, is a small, brightly coloured bird 10–11.4 cm long, males weighing 6.7–11.9 g and females 6–10 g. It has olive-green plumage on the wings and back with a bright yellow chest and a long downward-curved bill used for taking nectar and capturing insects. The male of the nominate form has an olive upper body, black wing feathers with green edges and a black tail with white tips, with the lores, neck, chin, throat and breast dark and iridescent and yellow pectoral tufts (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is primarily nectarivorous but takes insects and spiders, particularly when feeding chicks, and the nest is a hanging oval pouch with a sheltered side opening, often with a dangling beard (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Olive-backed Sunbird eat?
Mainly nectar, with insects and spiders, particularly for chicks
What habitat does the Olive-backed Sunbird live in?
Forest and plantation; hanging oval pouch nest with a sheltered side opening, often with a dangling beard
How big is the Olive-backed Sunbird?
10–11.4cm
How much does the Olive-backed Sunbird weigh?
Males 6.7–11.9g, females 6–10g
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