The females, however, remain dull brownish-grey to olive-brown above with an indistinct long supercilium (mostly behind the eye) with a pale rump and washed out yellow underparts. This quality of distinct features in sexes is called sexual dimorphism.
They have a fast and direct flight and thus are capable of hovering around flowers like hummingbirds do, to sip on their nectar, helpful in pollinating these trees. They’ll usually perch themselves near the base of the flower. Their diet is nectar-rich, but they may swoop down to pick up insects in flight, and feed on spiders, often stealing their web silk to build their own nests. Although the birds are small, their size does not deter them from joining other bird species in raucously mobbing predators.
The nests are usually suspended from branches of thorny plants (a defence mechanism to safeguard the nest), but considering the commonness of this bird in urban settlements, we see them making optimum use of wires and other manmade things for nesting quite frequently. They may even choose an indoor space, in places that are not frequented.