Vigors sunbird
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PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #632... OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...VIGOR'S SUNBIRD... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR.Rajesh Panwar] ... The Vigors's sunbird or western crimson sunbird (Aethopyga vigorsii) is a species of sunbird which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It has been considered as a subspecies of the crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) but it does not have the central tail as elongated and is restricted in its distribution. The male has yellow on the lower back and tail is bottle green. The species is distributed mainly in the northern Western Ghats but has been reported from the Nilgiris. It is named after Irish-born zoologist N.A. Vigors by Colonel Sykes. Male 15 cm, 7·9 g; female 10 cm, 7·7 g. Has heavy, strongly curved bill. Male has forehead to centre of crown metallic blue-green, metallic violet or blue cheek. DIET:Nectar; presumably also small insects, and spiders (Araneae). Forages mostly in small groups. VOICE:har
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