Sogok Ontong or Madu Sriganti (Nectarinia jugularis)

Scaly-breasted Flowerpecker  (Nectarinia jugularis)

Birds are small ( 10 cm ) has a different color between males and females . The bottom part of the male body with a bright yellow chin and chest while the black - purple metallic olive green backs . The females , on the lower body color yellow without any black on the chin and chest while the eyebrows are usually bright yellow .

Iris color dark brown, black beak , black legs , this bird is known noisier and live in small groups , moving from one tree or bush to another . Males sometimes chasing each other back and forth with a grumpy .

This bird is a nectar eat, shop and parasites , noni , papaya , dadap , small insects and spiders . While nest -shaped bag , from cotton grass interwoven with reeds , on a low branch . With whitish eggs , speckled gray and white , item number 2 , these birds breed throughout the year .

This is a yard bird habitats , coastal scrub , mangrove forests with the spread ranging from China , Southeast Asia , Peninsular Malaysia , the Philippines , Australia , Sumatra , Borneo , Java , Bali , Sulawesi , Maluku to Papua . While local spread found almost everywhere , especially wetland areas , including near the beach , garden , dost , suburban area .

Share this post