Purple-rumped Sunbird(Nectarinia zeylonica zeylonica)

            Female has paler warmer brown face and warmer brown wings and clearer yellow underparts.Male has glossy green crown and shoulder patch,purple rump,rest of upperparts,face and throat dark with metallic sheen,tail has faint white tips to outer feathers.

Voice : sweety-swee,sweety-sweety-swee.

Nesting : In fibrous pear-shaped bag hanging from a twig;February-June and August-September.

Purple-rumped Sunbird is usually found in small groups of up to 4 or 5.

Eating small spiders and bees.Common in everywhere except high mountains.

Taken in: Sri Lanka / Western / Gampaha (show map)

Taken on: October 23, 2015

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Camera: Nikon D5100, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 450 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5100
Lens:	55.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	450
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
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