In Rangamati's hill forests, among the trees and flowers, there are flashes of bright red, golden yellow and blue-violet. Prothom Alo photographer Supriyo Chakma photographed birds of many colours at Saphchhari Lumbini and Ulichhara Kumratila; here, in our words, is what his pictures show.
A rufous treepie sits on a branch, easy to know by its black head, cinnamon-brown back and long grey tail. A purple sunbird searches for food, the metallic blue-violet feathers of its throat and neck shining in the sun; another picture shows a male purple sunbird feeding on a flower, and one in moult, when his colours look mixed.
A sunbird hangs upside down to drink from a red flower, a crimson sunbird feeds on drumstick (sajna) blossom, and an orange-breasted sunbird perches on a branch. A black-hooded oriole sits on a fig branch, golden-yellow with a black head and throat and a pinkish-red bill.
A coppersmith barbet, green with a red forehead and breast and a yellow throat, is known for its steady 'tuk-tuk-tuk' call. A golden-fronted leafbird hunts for food. In thick scrub a babbler with an orange-red patch on the side of its throat forages, as does a larger babbler. There is a tiny tailorbird, and a kingfisher on a post by the water.
Photo: Illustrative picture of a male purple sunbird, Charles J. Sharp / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Source: Prothom Alo
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