Fire-tailed sunbird

Its natural [[habitat]]s are temperate [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s.

Its natural [[habitat]]s are temperate [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s.

Breeding males have a scarlet [[Bird anatomy|nape]] and [[Bird anatomy|mantle]], and a yellow-orange breast. They develop a long scarlet tail, and including the tail are about 15 cm long; females are about two-thirds that length. Females have a grey-olive head and throat, and a yellow belly. Females are differentiated from the similar female [[green-tailed sunbird]] by a straighter [[Bird anatomy|bill]], squarer tail (lacking white tips and with trace of brownish orange on the sides) and mor noticeable olive-yellow on the [[Bird anatomy|rump]]. [[Eclipse plumage|Eclipse]] males are similar to females but have brighter yellow bellies, scarlet [[Uppertail covert|uppertail coverts]], and scarlet tail sides.{{Cite book |last=Grimmett |first=Richard |title=Birds of the Indian Subcontinent |last2=Inskipp |first2=Carol |last3=Inskipp |first3=Tim |publisher=Christopher Helm |year=2016 |isbn=978-81-93315-09-5 |edition=2nd |location=India |pages=456-457 |language=en}} They live in [[Conifer forest|conifer forests]] at altitudes up to 4,000 meters, descending into the valleys during the cold season, wintering in broadleaved forests. They eat insects, and also nectar. They breed in [[rhododendron]] shrub. Both parents take part in feeding the young.Felix, Dr. Jiri. "Animals of Asia". London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1983.

Breeding males have a scarlet [[Bird anatomy|nape]] and [[Bird anatomy|mantle]], and a yellow-orange breast and an olive-green abdomen. They develop a long scarlet tail, and including the tail are about 15 cm long; females are about two-thirds that length. Females have a grey-olive head and throat, and a yellow belly. Females are differentiated from the similar female [[green-tailed sunbird]] by a straighter [[Bird anatomy|bill]], squarer tail (lacking white tips and with trace of brownish orange on the sides) and mor noticeable olive-yellow on the [[Bird anatomy|rump]]. [[Eclipse plumage|Eclipse]] males are similar to females but have brighter yellow bellies, scarlet [[Uppertail covert|uppertail coverts]], and scarlet tail sides.{{Cite book |last=Grimmett |first=Richard |title=Birds of the Indian Subcontinent |last2=Inskipp |first2=Carol |last3=Inskipp |first3=Tim |publisher=Christopher Helm |year=2016 |isbn=978-81-93315-09-5 |edition=2nd |location=India |pages=456-457 |language=en}} They live in [[Conifer forest|conifer forests]] at altitudes up to 4,000 meters, descending into the valleys during the cold season, wintering in broadleaved forests. They eat insects, and also nectar. They breed in [[rhododendron]] shrub. Both parents take part in feeding the young.Felix, Dr. Jiri. "Animals of Asia". London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1983.

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