Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile) taking nector of Helicteres isora

[J.M. Garg]

On 30/8/09 in Narsapur forest in Medak district near Hyderabad, A.P. It is very difficult to capture this 'around 10 cm' bird feeding on the trees. 

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[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"Dear Garg ji,

Beautiful and flowers & bird indeed. Its amazing to know how this  little bird can recognize such exotic plants  as food-plants.

Even the red flowers of the plant look like a miniature of a bird,  a red bird with long neck ? can it be a red ibis, flamingo or a scarlet Ibis.
 I tried to search them in google images :)

TFS / Regards
Raghu"

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Raghu ji,

Red flowers certainly look like a miniture of some bird. May be others members can point out the exact bird.

[J.M. Garg]

I think red flowers certainly look like a miniture of red flamingo birds (Phoenicopterus ruber)

as per link: http://www.dreamstime.com/flamingo-love-talk-image3161290