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Old 1st November 2004   #1
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Default The Early Bird...

...catches the worm!



I think this is a flower pecker...didn't know it eats worms/ catepilars as well
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Old 1st November 2004   #2
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The Common Iora, frequently mistaken as an olive-backed/plain-throated sunbird. This is a female though.

U should have asked this female to turn around to show u the whole worm!
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This is Common Iora.
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Good catch there Roger, though I would have preferred to show more of its perch (the branch).
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Old 1st November 2004   #5
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Originally Posted by Jeff
The Common Iora, frequently mistaken as an olive-backed/plain-throated sunbird. This is a female though.

U should have asked this female to turn around to show u the whole worm!
I asked and she obliged!

Garion, thanks for the comments. Here's the perch.
TLE: Thanks for the ID
Jeff: What's the difff between the female & male Common Iora in terms of colours?
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Old 1st November 2004   #6
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The male has the upper parts, including the wings and tail colored black. It has double white bars across the wings. The underpart of the wings are yellow.

The female is yellowish green above and below.

Some ref. here
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Originally Posted by Jeff
The male has the upper parts, including the wings and tail colored black. It has double white bars across the wings. The underpart of the wings are yellow.

The female is yellowish green above and below.

Some ref. here
Thanks for the information, Jeff.
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