Black Sunbird
Leptocoma aspasia(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
English (US) Black Sunbird
The Black Sunbird (Leptocoma aspasia) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Leptocoma aspasia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Sunbird
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 21 subspecies for this species.
- Leptocoma aspasia talautensis
- Leptocoma aspasia sangirensis
- Leptocoma aspasia grayi
- Leptocoma aspasia porphyrolaema
- Leptocoma aspasia auriceps
- Leptocoma aspasia auricapilla
- Leptocoma aspasia aspasioides
- Leptocoma aspasia proserpina
- Leptocoma aspasia chlorolaema
- Leptocoma aspasia mariae
- Leptocoma aspasia cochrani
- Leptocoma aspasia aspasia
- Leptocoma aspasia maforensis
- Leptocoma aspasia nigriscapularis
- Leptocoma aspasia mysorensis
- Leptocoma aspasia veronica
- Leptocoma aspasia cornelia
- Leptocoma aspasia christianae
- Leptocoma aspasia caeruleogula
- Leptocoma aspasia corinna
- Leptocoma aspasia eichhorni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris aspasia
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
- Type locality
- around harbor of Dorey, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Voyage autour du Monde exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 (etc.). Zoologie 1 livr.7 pl.30 fig.4;15, p.676
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Spiderhunters and Sunbirds
Grey-chinned Sunbird
Anthreptes tephrolaemus
Banded Green Sunbird
Anthreptes rubritorques
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Leptocoma minima
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Leptocoma brasiliana
Purple-throated Sunbird
Leptocoma sperata
Copper-throated Sunbird
Leptocoma calcostetha
Elegant Sunbird
Aethopyga duyvenbodei
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga ignicauda
Black-throated Sunbird
Aethopyga saturata
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae
Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis
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