Purple-throated sunbird
Not to be confused with Purple-throated sunangel.
Purple-throated sunbird | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Leptocoma |
Species: | L. sperata |
Binomial name | |
Leptocoma sperata (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
Synonyms | |
Nectarinia sperata |
The purple-throated sunbird (Leptocoma sperata), is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests of South-East Asia.
References
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.