#Common sunbird-asity

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[2644/11080] Common sunbird-asity - Neodrepanis coruscans

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Philepittidae (asities)

Photo credit: chege wa kariuki via Macaulay Library

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Common Sunbird-Asity (Neodrepanis coruscans), male, family Philepittidae, order Passeriformes, Madagascar

photograph by Dustin Chen

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Thoughts on what kind of bird gabird would be/look like/based off?

My personal pick just for the theme of it would be a Luzon bleeding-heart

But for something more visually on brand there are a lot of options! I tried to pick ones that people probably haven't seen before :]

From the top left to right -

Egyptian vulture

Yellow-winged cacique or Mexican cacique

Golden myna

Black-and-gold tanager

Black-faced dacnis (they can have white or yellow bellies)

Hooded mountain tanager

Silvery tanager or Silver-backed tanager

Common sunbird-asity

Black-throated magpie jay

Blue-bellied roller

Beach kingfisher

Great hornbill

White-bellied sea eagle

Madagascar blue vanga

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A new variant has been added!

Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity (Neodrepanis hypoxantha) © Dubi Shapiro

It hatches from bare, blue, bright, common, curved, eastern, endemic, high, hyperactive, northern, quiet, rare, short, similar, thin, tiny, and yellow eggs.

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Common Sunbird-Asity (Neodrepanis coruscans)

© Chien Lee

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Common sunbird-asity (Neodrepanis coruscans)

The common sunbird-asity is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Common sunbird-asities eat nectar from many plant sources, insects and related creatures. Common sunbird asities glean (pluck off) insect prey from flowers, leaves, and bark.

photo credits: ibc, link

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Round 2 Group 2

Agami heron - Agamia agami

Atlantic puffin - Fratercula arctica

Bee hummingbird - Mellisuga helenae

Common sunbird-asity - Neodrepanis coruscans

Please reblog with the bird you voted for and why!

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Round 1 Group 5

Banded cotinga - Cotinga maculata

Black-banded crake - Laterallus fasciatus

Broad-tailed paradise whydah - Vidua obtusa

Chukar partridge - Alectoris chukar

Common sunbird-asity - Neodrepanis coruscans

Coppery metaltail - Metallura theresiae

Please reblog with your choice and reason!

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Common Sunbird-Asity (Neodrepanis coruscans)

© Ken Behrens

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Common Sunbird-Asity (Neodrepanis coruscans)

© Ken Behrens

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Common Sunbird-Asity (Neodrepanis coruscans)

© Ken Behrens