ID Sunbird in Oman - White, Dark Grey, Yellow Some extensive web searching has not helped me find this bird I discovered in my travels. They were flitting too fast to get a decent picture, but here is the best description I can obtain from memory: Dark Grey from their head to their back. Their wings looked black but, as I said, they were flying about. Throat and breast were pale, probably white. Belly and vent were bright yellow. Their beak was a similar shape to the Purple Sunbird. They were taking nectar from bushes bordering a house which had small white flowers.

There are 4 species of Sunbirds in Oman. <

Based on your description and how common are the different species I think they were most likely mainly Purple Sunbird ( _Cinnyris asiaticus_ ) < At the moment, in fact, they are not purple at all. They are moulting their feathers and also the male have extensive yellow on breast and belly. Among the species of Oman's Sunbirds it is the only one that shows black wings (in males) contrasting with the brownish/grey upper parts precisely as you observed.

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