About the Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's sunbird is a sunbird species native to forests and shrublands from the southern foothills of the Himalayas to Southeast Asia.
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Mrs. Gould's sunbird is a small sunbird. It has a down-curved and pointed beak, typical for a nectar feeder. The iris of the eye is usually deep brown, and the tarsus is black. The male Mrs. Gould's sunbird is bright and colourful. The forehead to crown, supercilium and throat of the sunbird are deep violet. The lore, the auriculars and the malar region, the nape, mantle and side are bright red to deep scarlet. Bright blue patterns may be present on the auricular and the side. The coverts and wingbars to the primary feathers are brown or olive green. The belly and vent are yellowish-green.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Bangladesh.
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Fork-tailed SunbirdAethopyga christinaeThe fork-tailed sunbird is a bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsiiVigors's sunbird, Sahyadri sunbird, or western crimson sunbird, is a species of sunbird which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaThe fire-tailed sunbird is a species of sunbird in the family Nectariniidae.
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