Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)

Other Names (World)
Crimson-backed Sunbird, Small Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
8 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sykes, 1832)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry and moist lowland forest, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

India.

Western Ghats (from north of Mumbai, south to hills of southern Kerala), in western India.

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 (27)...)

Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima) [XC369287]
by Pranad Patil from Deshadan Mountain Resort, Munnar, Idukki County, Kerala, India (call)

Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima) [XC786580]
by JISHNU KIZHAKKILLAM from Kannur (near Aralam), Kerala, India (song)

Subspecies
No 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 Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica).

References
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