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Post subject: BIRDS - Fork-tailed Sunbird

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:43 pm

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Aethopyga christinae
Size - 9cm/3.5" (excluding male tail)
Status - Resident. Common & widespread
Range - China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam
The Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.
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.

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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:47 pm

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Male
10/02/2011
Tai Shan West, Lamma island
D3 w/Nikkor 500mm F/4D
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