Yellow-Bellied Sunbird

Photo: Courtesy of
 Naturalist Guide Damon Ramsey  
 

YELLOW-BELLIED SUNBIRD: Nectarinia jugularis (Also called Olive-backed Sunbird)

• Long, slender curved black bill

• Call is a high pitched 'dzit-dzit'; hissing whistle

• Found in rainforest edges, mangroves and gardens

• Feeds on the native ginger (Alpinia spp.)

'Yellow-bellied Sunbird'

Sunbirds are the African and Asian equivalent of the Australian 'Honeyeaters' and American hummingbird. One species has reached Australia, the 'Yellow-bellied sunbird' Necatrainia jugularis. It is more often found on the edge of the rainforest, frequently building nests around human habitation, such as on the outside of lodge porches in the Daintree region.
Script: Courtesy of  Damon Ramsey BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide

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