Leptocoma aspasia (Black Sunbird)

Black Sunbird

Leptocoma aspasia (Lesson & Garnot, 1828)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto, macaulaylibrary.org & avocet.zoology.msu.edu.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea grayi	Marc Anderson	2018-05-03	Sulawesi: Tangkoko lowlands, Sulawesi Utara Province (Indonesia) (30 m)	call - bird-seen:no	414780 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma aspasia aspasia	Rolf A. de By	2007-06-26	Km14 Boystown Road, Kiunga, Western Province, Western (Papua New Guinea) (30 m)	song - Same individual as in XC408778. bird-seen:yes	408779 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea auriceps	Mike Nelson	2013-09-14	Central Weda, Central Halmahera, North Maluku, Halmahera (Indonesia) (200 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	151631 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma aspasia aspasia	Iain Woxvold	2010-06-14	Iniok, East Sepik Province, East Sepik (Papua New Guinea) (45 m)	Calls - Male calling in company with two females at a flowering mistletoe. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	557690 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea	Iain Woxvold	15-02-2008	Baia River, Western Province, Hela (Papua New Guinea) (350 m)	Call (A) - Calls of a male	87529 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea auriceps	Mike Nelson	2013-09-14	Central Weda, Central Halmahera, North Maluku, Halmahera (Indonesia) (200 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	151632 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea sericea	Bas van Balen	2007-05-17	Waropen Atas, Papua, Papua Province (Indonesia) (? m)	song - playback-used:no	140899 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea grayi	Mike Nelson	2013-09-20	Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Sulawesi Utara Province (Indonesia) (650 m)	call, song - some wind noise bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	151791 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea grayi	Marc Anderson	2018-05-05	Sulawesi: Tangkoko lowlands, Sulawesi Utara Province (Indonesia) (30 m)	call, song - bird-seen:no	415172 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma aspasia aspasia	Iain Woxvold	2010-06-15	Iniok, East Sepik Province, East Sepik (Papua New Guinea) (45 m)	Calls - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	557691 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea mysorensis	Hans Matheve	2009-07-20	Biak Island, Biak (Indonesia) (30 m)	call - bird-seen:yes	155607 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea sangirensis	Arief Rahman	2016-01-17	Mount Tamata, Siau Island, North Sulawesi, Siau (Indonesia) (1100 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	301972 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea	Frank Lambert	4-8-98	Siau Island, Siau (Indonesia) (? m)	song (B) - Previously published on AVoCet as AV5335. Certainty: 100%. ID determined by: Nectarinia aspasia, also a N. jugularis together so I'm not sure which bird was singing [Ed.: main high-pitched chattering indistinguishable from FRL N. aspasia recording from Buru, and unlike and N. jugularis XC cuts]. GPS: Estimate from Google Earth.	68823 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma aspasia aspasia	Rolf A. de By	2007-06-26	Km14 Boystown Road, Kiunga, Western Province, Western (Papua New Guinea) (30 m)	song - bird-seen:yes	408778 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea sericea	Bas van Balen	2002-03-24	Tangguh, West Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia) (? m)	song - playback-used:no	141975 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma aspasia aspasia	Iain Woxvold	2011-03-01	Wario-Wogamush Plains, East Sepik Province, East Sepik (Papua New Guinea) (50 m)	Song/Calls - Two males in canopy of 'mixed swamp forest'. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	558602 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea auriceps	Mike Nelson	2013-09-14	Central Weda, Central Halmahera, North Maluku, Halmahera (Indonesia) (200 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	151634 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma aspasia auriceps	Marc Anderson	2019-09-01	Weda, Central Halmahera, North Maluku, Halmahera (Indonesia) (80 m)	call - bird-seen:no	533675 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea porphyrolaema	Frank Lambert	22-06-11	Palau Batudaka, Togian Islands, nr Taningkola, Batudaka (Indonesia) (80 m)	song (B) -	89652 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea auriceps	Brian Cox	2016-10-12	Central Weda, Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Halmahera (Indonesia) (100 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	366132 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea	Bas van Balen	2000-08-06	Mile 38, Freeport, Mimika, West Papua, Papua Province (Indonesia) (200 m)	(B) -	105038 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea sericea	Bas van Balen	2007-04-29	Waropen Atas, Papua, Papua Province (Indonesia) (? m)	song - playback-used:no	140900 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea sericea	Bas van Balen	2002-04-18	Amamapare, Freeport, Papua, Papua Province (Indonesia) (? m)	song - playback-used:no	140392 xeno-canto.org
Black Sunbird - Leptocoma sericea	John Dumbacher	09-10-2009	Tubetube Island (Slade Island), Engineer Group, Milne Bay Province, Tubatuba (Papua New Guinea) (5 m)	call (B) -	41139 xeno-canto.org

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