Olive-backed Sunbird

Nectarinia jugularis

Description

Nectarinia jugularis has a long sharp beak. In male individuals, the lower body is bright yellow. The chin and chest are metallic purple-black, and the back is olive green. While individual females, the lower body is yellow. Light yellow eyebrows, black beak and feet.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

10 cm

Di

Diurnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Nectariniidae

GENUS

:

Nectarinia

SPECIES

:

Nectarinia jugularis

Distribution

Usually inhabits open forest areas such as plantations, house yards, parks, shrubs, and mangrove forests, which are in the lowlands to mountains with an altitude of 1300 masl

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : China, Indonesia, to Papua New Guinea and Australia

Habits and Lifestyle

Nectarinia jugularis often live in groups moving from one tree or shrub to another. Male individuals sometimes chase back and forth aggressively.

Lifestyle

Generally

Biome

Open forests, such as plantations, house yards, parks, shrubs, and mangrove forests

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Its main food is nectar, sometimes it also eats small insects and spiders

Diet : Nectivore

Mating Habits

These birds breed all year round. Pocket-shaped nests made of grass interwoven with reed cotton, placed on a low branch. The eggs are 2 eggs, whitish in color, speckled with gray white,

Reproduction session : all year round

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

On the IUCN Red List is the category of least concern

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Nectarinia jugularis on The IUCN Red List site 
  3. Burung Madu Sriganti on Wikipedia article