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Fork-tailed Sunbird : Decision, decision . . decision . . .

This image is included in a gallery "Pajaros Birds" curated by haiku_rose.

 

The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a bird in the family Nectariniidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1869. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.

 

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. These small birds, with decurved bill, call a soft and frequent "zwink-zwink" and a metallic trill. The bird appears in the most commonly used postal stamp of Hong Kong. (Wikipedia)

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Uploaded on January 24, 2012
Taken on October 5, 2011