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Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarina jugularis), male
Size 11 cm (4.5 in). Dark iridescent blue face, throat and breast contrasting with yellow
belly and undertail coverts. Upperparts dark olive. Occurs in Myanmar and
southern China through South-East Asia to northern Australia and the Solomon
Islands. It is a common resident in Peninsula Malaysia at low elevations and
found in mangroves, secondary growths, plantations and gardens.

Digiscoped with Leica Apo-Televid 20 - 60 x zoom + Nikon 990