Sahul Sunbird

Sahul Sunbird belongs to bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae that is endemic to Sulawesi eastwards to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the olive-backed sunbird, now renamed the garden sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis). The Sahul sunbird was formally described in 1843 by the German naturalist Salomon Müller based on a specimen collected on the west coast of New Guinea. (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is also found in northeast Australia. Its recorded distribution includes various habitats including mangroves, forest edge, open scrub as well as parks and gardens. The elongated hanging nest is 30–60 cm (12–24 in) in length and has a hooded side entrance. The clutch of 1–3 eggs is incubated by the female. The diet comprises small insects, spiders, nectar and small fruit. He coined the binomial name Nectarinia frenata. (Wikipedia, general species account).