Nectariniidae

Hummingbird-sized. These live mostly on nectar too.

Green-tailed Sunbird (Male)

Sunbird,

Loten's or Long-billed Sunbird

Sunbird,

Crimson-backed Sunbird (Female)

A female Crimson-backed Sunbird in Sharavathi.

Sunbird,A female Crimson-backed Sunbird in Sharavathi.

Purple Sunbird

There's a kind of social spider in our farm who work together to construct large messy, but effective webs. This Purple sunbird's breakfast plan was to take their heist from one web to the other all morning picking off all the bugs stuck to them.

Sunbird,There's a kind of social spider in our farm who work together to construct large messy, but effective webs. This Purple sunbird's breakfast plan was to take their heist from one web to the other all morning picking off all the bugs stuck to them.

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird (Male)

Sunbird,

Crimson-backed Sunbird (Male)

Crimson-backed Sunbird, foraging for nectar in the late morning sun, near Sharavathi.

Sunbird,Crimson-backed Sunbird, foraging for nectar in the late morning sun, near Sharavathi.

Purple-rumped Sunbird (Female)

Sunbird in Ratnagiri with a spider in her mouth, probably caught it for her chicks.

Sunbird,Sunbird in Ratnagiri with a spider in her mouth, probably caught it for her chicks.

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Female)

The species gets its name from the ruby cheeks of the male.

Sunbird,The species gets its name from the ruby cheeks of the male.

Purple-rumped Sunbird (♀)

Sunbird,

Purple-rumped Sunbird (Nestling)

This sunbird family built its nest on a well covered branch of a Wrightia tinctorial tree. Unfortunately, the tree shed all its leaves and left this nestling fully exposed. Which explains that piqued look.

Sunbird,This sunbird family built its nest on a well covered branch of a Wrightia tinctorial tree. Unfortunately, the tree shed all its leaves and left this nestling fully exposed. Which explains that piqued look.

Purple Sunbird (Eclipse Male)

Sunbird,

Green-tailed Sunbird (Female)

Sunbird,

Scarlet-tufted Sunbird

Sunbird,

Purple-rumped Sunbird (♂)

Sunbird,

Purple Sunbird (Male)

Sunbird,