Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)

Other Names (World)
Purple-rumped Sunbird, Indian Purple-rumped Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest and shrubland, moist lowland forest, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), India (B), Myanmar (B), Sri Lanka (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (79)...)

Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) [XC311338]
by Peter Boesman from Kitulgala village area, Sri Lanka (call)

Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) [XC595469]
by THILANKA EDIRISINGHE from Tangalle, Hambantota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (call)

Subspecies
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Genus names Leptocoma and Chalcostetha described simultaneously, and former has been selected by First Reviser as having precedence. Probably closest to Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima). Geographical variation minimal.

Other proposed subspecies, both from peninsular India, are whistleri (described from Muddur, in Karnataka) and sola (from Pondicherry, in Tamil Nadu), both considered unsustainable and included in flaviventris.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

flaviventris (Hermann, 1804) - Peninsular India (east to western Meghalaya) and Bangladesh.
zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766) - Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) - 10 files

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