Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima) [XC168284]
by id from Neelikkal, Silent Valley National Park (near Padavayal), Palakkad, Kerala, India (song)
Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima) [XC473482]
by Frank Lambert from Thattekad Bird Sanctuary--Urulanthanni, Idukki County, 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).