Sunbirds

Loten's Sunbird

Cinnyris lotenius

The Loten's Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) is an 8.8 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

8.8 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in India, Sri Lanka.

Where to see it: Rishi Valley · School Campus (India); Matara · Kirala Kele Sanctuary (Sri Lanka); Kerala Agricultural University · General Area (India); Valley School (India); Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) (India).

Photo: (c) Devika M B, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist