Fire-tailed Sunbird

Key Facts

Family: Nectariniidae

Biometrics:
Male - Length: 15 to 20 cm, Female - 8.5 to 11 cm, Weight: 8 to 12 g

Range:
Northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Himalayas, adjoining regions in Southeast Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet

Habitat:
Temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, conifer forests up to 4000 meters altitude, winter down to around 600 meters altitude