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Sunbirds of India: There are 13 species of Sunbirds found in India, the state-wise details are as follows,
Andaman & Nicobar Islands - Olive Backed Sunbird
Arunachal Pradesh - Fire Tailed Sunbird, Green Tailed Sunbird, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird
Himachal Pradesh - Crimson Sunbird
Uttarakhand - Crimson Sunbird, Fire Tailed Sunbird, Green Tailed Sunbird, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird
Indian Subcontinent – Purple Rumped Sunbird, Purple Sunbird
Himalayas - Black Throated Sunbird, Crimson Sunbird, Green Tailed Sunbird, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird
South India – Crimson Backed Sunbird, Loten’s Sunbird
North East India - Black Throated Sunbird, Crimson Sunbird, Fire Tailed Sunbird, Green Tailed Sunbird, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird, Olive Backed Sunbird, Ruby Cheeked Sunbird, Van Hasselt’s Sunbird

13 beautiful species of sunbirds are found in India
Black Throated Sunbirds are found in Himalayas and North East India. Long-tailed male is dark above with a paler belly, wine-red back and breast and a purplish-blue crown. Female is predominantly greenish-brown with paler underparts, a gray wash over the head, and a pale rump patch.

Crimson Backed Sunbird is a stumpy, short-tailed sunbird of the Western Ghats. Male has a glossy dark green cap, a red back and chest, a dark purplish throat, and an off-white belly. Female has brown upperparts, yellow-washed underparts, and a bright red rump.

Male Crimson Sunbird is bright red with a dark gray belly and iridescent blue cap and “moustache.” Female is dull olive-yellow overall with brighter underparts.
Breeding male’s of the Fire Tailed Sunbird have long bright red tail which is unmistakable. Female is yellow-green with a grayish head and a rufous tinge to the tail. They are found in Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and North East of India.

Male Green Tailed Sunbird’s bright greenish-blue head is much more noticeable than his tail. Female is olive-yellow with paler underparts and a grayish head.

Male Loten’s Sunbird is glossy purple with a deeply curved bill. Female, with her sharply demarcated white underparts and dark gray upperparts, is unmistakable.

Male Mrs Gould’s Sunbird is bright scarlet with a blue tail and yellow underparts. Female is duller, with olive upperparts, yellow underparts, and a grayish head.

Olive Backed Sunbird, is also known as the yellow-bellied sunbird. Male flashes an iridescent blue throat. Female has a yellow throat and eyebrow. They are found in the North East of India.

Purple Rumped Sunbird is a colorful bird; male has a green metallic crown and shoulder patch, a dark brown body with a purple rump, a purple throat, lemon-yellow underparts, and whitish flanks. Female is light grayish-brown above and pale yellow below.

Breeding male of the Purple Sunbird is metallic blue and purple overall with maroon feathers on the breast. Female is olive above and yellow below.

Ruby Cheeked Sunbird is a tiny bird with a short sharp bill. Male’s metallic green upperparts, wine-red cheeks, and bright orange throat and chest are unmistakable. Female is less distinctive, but note her size, bill shape, and bright orange throat.

Male Van Hasselt’s Sunbird is black with an iridescent pink-red throat, a red belly, and a glistening blue-green crown. Female is extensively yellowish with a pale vent and a thin dark line through the eye.

Male Vigors’s Sunbird is bright red with a gray belly and iridescent blue-green tail and head markings. Female is dull gray overall with a paler belly. They are found in the Western Ghats of South India.

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