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Classification
Bird
🍽️
Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
5–8 years
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Weight
0.006–0.012 kg
Population Trend
➡️Stable
Description
A tiny, brilliantly colored nectar-feeding bird, the national bird of Singapore.
Habitat
🌿 tropical forest🌿 gardens🌿 plantation
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Aethopyga
Fun Facts
1
Males display brilliant crimson plumage during breeding season.
2
Hover at flowers like hummingbirds to feed on nectar.
3
Can be found from India to Indonesia across a huge range.
4
Their long, curved bills are perfectly adapted for probing flowers.
5
Singapore named it the unofficial national bird in 2015.