| Leptocoma | |
|---|---|
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| Malepurple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Leptocoma Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Nectarinia hasseltii Temminck, 1825 | |
| Species | |
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Leptocoma is agenus ofsunbirds found from tropicalSouth Asia toPapua New Guinea. Its members are sometimes included inNectarinia.
The sunbirds are a group of very smallOld Worldpasserinebirds which feed largely on nectar, although they will 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.
The genus was introduced by the German ornithologistJean Cabanis in 1850 with thetype species asNectarinia hasseltiiTemminck 1825, ajunior synonym ofCerthia brasilianaGmelin, JF, 1788,Van Hasselt's sunbird.[1][2][3] The nameLeptocoma combines theAncient Greek wordsleptos "delicate" or "fine" andkomē "hair".[4]
Its six species in the genus are:[5]
| Male | Female | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Purple-rumped sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica | India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh |
 |  | Crimson-backed sunbird | Leptocoma minima | Western Ghats of India |
 |  | Purple-throated sunbird | Leptocoma sperata | the Philippines |
_-Singapore-8.jpg) |  | Van Hasselt's sunbird | Leptocoma brasiliana | Northeast India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia |
 |  | Black sunbird | Leptocoma aspasia | eastern Indonesia and New Guinea |
 |  | Copper-throated sunbird | Leptocoma calcostetha | Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam |
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