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Illustration of a wattled false sunbird (Neodrepanis coruscans) perched on a vertical branch, showing its slender curved bill, bright yellow belly, and blue-green upperparts.
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Illustration of a wattled false sunbird (Neodrepanis coruscans) perched on a vertical branch, showing its slender curved bill, bright yellow belly, and blue-green upperparts.
Wattled false sunbird (Neodrepanis coruscans)

False sunbird

bird
Also known as: Neodrepanis
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False sunbird, either of two species of birds in Madagascar of the family Philepittidae (order Passeriformes). Both are 10 cm (4 inches) long, with a short tail and a long, downcurved bill. Originally thought to belong with true sunbirds in the family Nectariniidae, they were shown in 1951 to be anatomically like the asities, from which they differ in external appearance. In the wattled false sunbird (Neodrepanis coruscans), the male is glossy blue above and...

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