Order PASSERIFORMES

Sunbirds
Sunbirds are very active little birds with long, slender, curved bills that feed on the nectar of flowering shrubs, and the tiny insects found around them. Sometimes, they hover in front of the flower like a hummingbird, but only briefly. Although the males are often very colourful, and sometimes glossy, the coloured parts may just appear blackish in poor light, so that identification can be difficult. The females are especially difficult, most of them being alike, olive above and yellowish below. (Derek Holmes & Stephen Nash, The Birds of Sumatra and Kalimantan, 1990)

Photographed Species

Scientific Name	Common Name	Link
(Aethopyga siparaja)	Crimson Sunbird	Male	Female
(Aethopyga temminckii)	Temminck's Sunbird	Male	Female
(Anthreotes malacensis)	Brown Throated Sunbird	Male	Female
(Anthreptes rhodolaemus)	Red-throated Sunbird	Male	Female
(Anthreptes simplex)	Plain Sunbird	Male	Female
(Chalcoparia singalensis)	Ruby-cheeked Sunbird	Male	Female
(Cinnyris ornatus)	Ornate Sunbird	Male	Female
(Leptocoma brasiliana)	Van Hasselt's Sunbird	Male
(Leptocoma calcostetha)	Copper-throated Sunbird	Male	Female

The photo collection here represents a complete record of all species of sunbird in Borneo.