LOCAL NAMES

ලෝටෙන්ගේ සූටික්කා, సూర్యపక్షి, சூரிய பறவை, সূর্য পাখি, સૂર્ય પક્ષી, सनबर्ड, സൂര്യപക്ഷി, सूर्यपक्षी, souimanga, Sonnenvogel, uccello solare, pájaro sol
Dutch Lotens Honingzuiger
English Loten’s Sunbird
English (India) Loten’s Sunbird (Long-billed Sunbird)
English (United States) Loten’s Sunbird
French Souimanga de Loten
French (French Guiana) Souimanga de Loten
German Lotennektarvogel
Japanese クリムネタイヨウチョウ
Malayalam കൊക്കൻ തേൻകിളി
Norwegian langnebbsolfugl
Polish nektarnik długodzioby
Russian Длинноклювая нектарница
Serbian Dugokljuna sunčica
Slovak nektárovka srpozobá
Spanish Suimanga de Loten
Spanish (Spain) Suimanga de Loten
Swedish långnäbbad solfågel
Turkish Loten Nektarkuşu
Ukrainian Маріка довгодзьоба

DESCRIPTION

Loten’s sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius), also known as the long-billed sunbird or maroon-breasted sunbird, is a sunbird endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Named after Joan Gideon Loten, who was the Dutch governor of colonial Ceylon, it is very similar to the purple sunbird that is found in the same areas and also tends to hover at flowers for nectar, but can be distinguished by the longer bill, the maroon band on the breast and brownish wings. Like other sunbirds, it is also insectivorous and builds characteristic hanging nests.