Black sunbird

The black sunbird (Leptocoma sericea) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

  • subspecies chlorolaema
  • subspecies aspasiodes
  • subspecies corinna
  • subspecies cornelia
  • subspecies grayi
  • subspecies maforensis & mysorensis
  • subspecies nigriscapularis & salvadorii
  • subspecies porphyrolaema & sangirensis
  • subspecies proserpina
For the African sunbird also known by this name, see Amethyst sunbird.

Black sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Leptocoma
Species:
L. sericea
Binomial name
Leptocoma sericea
(Lesson, 1827)
Synonyms

Nectarinia aspasia, Leptocoma aspasia

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Nectarinia aspasia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.


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