The purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) male has metallic plumage and a distinctive patch of iridescent purple feathers on its lower back (rump). Females are duller olive-brown with yellow bellies and distinctive whitish throats. While it pollinates many plants, it sometimes slits the base of deep flowers to get nectar without pollinating, a behaviour called nectar theft. It will construct intricate, hanging pouch nests from cobwebs, lichens, and plant fibers, often in shrubs or trees. It habits South Asia, from India (including dry west to east) and Sri Lanka into parts of South-east Asia (Bangladesh, Myanmar), inhabiting diverse wooded areas like gardens, scrub, farmland, and forest edges, avoiding dense jungles.
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