Leptocoma Totally Explained

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Leptocoma is a genus of sunbirds found from tropical South Asia to Papua New Guinea. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although that'll also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.
Its members are:

Purple-rumped Sunbird, Leptocoma zeylonica
Crimson-backed Sunbird, Leptocoma minima
Copper-throated Sunbird, Leptocoma calcostetha
Purple-throated Sunbird, Leptocoma sperata
Black Sunbird, Leptocoma sericea - formerly Nectarinia aspasia

References

Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, Birds of India ISBN 0-691-04910-6

Robson, Craig A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand ISBN-10: 1843309211

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