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Family Name : Nectariniidae
Common Name : Purple Sunbird - Scientific Name : Cinnyris asiaticus ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Purple Sunbird - Scientific Name : Cinnyris asiaticus ‹‹ Go Back
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: Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Taxonomy & status
: ssp C a asiaticus resident mainly in the dry zone of Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult female
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Thushara Senanayake
Location
: Puvarasankulam, Vavunia
Date
: February 2007
Equipment
: Olympus C770UZ
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: Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Taxonomy & status
: sp C asiaticus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult female at nest
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Erukalampiddi, Mannar
Date
: 28th May 2010
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 400 F 2.8 lens and 1.4X converter
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: Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Taxonomy & status
: sp C asiaticus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Mahakumbukkadawala, Puttalam
Equipment
: Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED 82 and Nikon Coolpix P5100
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: Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Taxonomy & status
: ssp C a asiaticus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male in breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Hasitha Perera
Location
: Kalametiya
Date
: 26th May 2012
Equipment
: Nikon D3100 with Nikkor 55-300 zoom
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: Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Taxonomy & status
: ssp C a asiaticus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: male in eclipse plumage
Red data status
: not Threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Kantale
Date
: 30th November 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon100-400 Zoom
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: Purple Sunbird Cynniris asiaticus
Taxonomy & status
: nominate ssp C a asiaticus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: male in eclipse plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Senaka Abeyratne
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 8th September 2012
Equipment
: Canon 7D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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: Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Taxonomy & status
: ssp C a asiaticus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Wilpattu National Park
Date
: 22nd February 2016
Equipment
: Canon EOS-1D X with Canon 400mm F2.8 lens
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