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Very interesting behavior by the GDC Sunbirds. These 2 males were chasing each other around my garden for weeks until, on this day, it reached boiling point. The most interesting was watching the female diving down from my Plum tree to break up the fight.

Most identification criteria visible:
Head glossy blue
Other upper parts blue-green.
Upper wing coverts with small dark spots, visible as 2 rows of dark spots.
Throat and breast bluish, belly and undertail coverts more green.
Ear coverts visible but no dark patch.
Bars on upper tail
Bill black.
Eyes bright orange-yellow.
Legs and feet black.

Darwin^s Dart?

Found hanging on terrace beam (pic4). Lethargic (cold?), reluctant, unable to fly. No sign of her exceptionally long proboscis - but she was unhappy at being handled and I didn't want to stress her too much. Released on driftwood fern stand (last pic) nearby where the geckos were less likely to find her. Gone the next morning.