
Green-capped Sunbirds
Leptocoma
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 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.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Purple-rumped Sunbird
speciesLeptocoma zeylonica

Copper-throated Sunbird
speciesLeptocoma calcostetha

Van Hasselt's Sunbird
speciesLeptocoma brasiliana

Crimson-backed Sunbird
speciesLeptocoma minima

Black Sunbird
speciesLeptocoma aspasia

Purple-throated Sunbird
speciesLeptocoma sperata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144402.