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1^# A A A Post at 12/02/2014 15:31 Show author

ID Please

I shot this photo in Sandakan Malaysia in Jan 2014 rear the seaside. It looks to be a spider-hunter. May I know the exact ID of this bird?

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2^# A A A Post at 12/02/2014 20:45 Show author

Olive-backed Sunbird female in my opinion.

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3^# A A A Post at 13/02/2014 10:40 Show author

Thank you!

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4^# A A A Post at 13/02/2014 12:54 Show author

I agree that the plumage looks like a sunbird (probably Olive-backed, but I'm not too experienced), but the bill looks really long on this picture.
Is the tongue extended out from the bill making the bill look longer?

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5^# A A A Post at 13/02/2014 21:27 Show author

I think this is the tongue, John...

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6^# A A A Post at 14/02/2014 11:09 Show author

Ronaldo, thank you again for your superior observation and explanation! The colour of the tongue indeed looks different from the bill.

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