Black sunbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | |
Species: | L. aspasia |
Binomial name | |
Leptocoma sericea (Lesson, 1827) |
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Synonyms | |
Nectarinia aspasia |
Nectarinia aspasia
The black sunbird (Leptocoma sericea) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
subspecies chlorolaema
subspecies aspasiodes
subspecies corinna
subspecies cornelia
subspecies grayi
subspecies maforensis & mysorensis
subspecies nigriscapularis & salvadorii
subspecies porphyrolaema & sangirensis
subspecies proserpina