Black sunbird | |
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A black sunbird male at Gardenia in Tomohon, North Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Leptocoma |
Species: | L. aspasia
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Binomial name | |
Leptocoma aspasia (Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1828)
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Synonyms | |
Leptocoma sericea |
The black sunbird (Leptocoma aspasia) 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.