Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima) [XC369286]
by Frank Lambert from Deshadan Mountain Resort, Munnar, Idukki County, Kerala, India (call)
Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima) [XC783810]
by Sathyan Meppayur from Thalapuzha Poyil, India (flight call, 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).