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Black Sunbird
Leptocoma aspasia (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P 1828)
The black sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Leptocoma
Scientific:
Leptocoma aspasia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Leptocoma
Scientific:
Leptocoma aspasia
Original description
Citation:
(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P 1828)
Reference:
Voy. Monde Coquille [Duperrey], Zool.
1 livr.7 pl.30 fig.4;15, p.676
Imprint year:
1830
Protonym:
Cinnyris aspasia
Type locality:
around harbor of Dorey, New Guinea.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119447#page/71/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
16EBA05A30238990
Avibase ID:
avibase-16EBA05A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/16EBA05A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
Geographic range:
- Leptocoma aspasia aspasia: mainland New Guinea (except for southeast)
- Leptocoma aspasia vicina: southeastern New Guinea
- Leptocoma aspasia salvadorii: Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia mariae: Kofiau (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia cochrani: Waigeo and Misool (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia maforensis: Numfor (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia mysorensis: Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia nigriscapularis: Mios Num and Rani islands (south of Biak, Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia veronica: Liki Island (off northern coast of western New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia cornelia: Tarawai Island (northern New Guinea off mouth of Sepik River)
- Leptocoma aspasia christianae: D'Entrecasteaux and Louisiade archipelagos (off southeastern New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia grayi: northern Sulawesi, including Bangka, Lembeh, Manadotua, and Bangka islands (off northeast)
- Leptocoma aspasia porphyrolaema: eastern and southern Sulawesi, including Togian islands (off east) and Muna, Labuan, Blanda, and Buton (off southeast)
- Leptocoma aspasia aspasioides: southern Moluccas (Seram, Ambon, Nusa Laut, and Watubela), and Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
- Leptocoma aspasia auriceps: Banggai and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi), and northern and central Moluccas
- Leptocoma aspasia auricapilla: Kayoa (off western Halmahera)
- Leptocoma aspasia proserpina: Buru (southern Moluccas)
- Leptocoma aspasia chlorolaema: Kai Islands
- Leptocoma aspasia corinna: New Hanover and New Ireland and satellite islands southward to Lihir (northeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
- Leptocoma aspasia caeruleogula: New Britain and associated islands, including Umboi, Sakar, Bali, and Watom (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
- Leptocoma aspasia eichhorni: Feni Island (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
- Leptocoma aspasia talautensis: Talaud Islands (Karakelong, Salebabu, Kabruang, and Sara)
- Leptocoma aspasia sangirensis: Sangihe, Siau, and Ruang islands
- Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
Black Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga negre
Czech:
strdimil černý
Danish:
Sort Solfugl
German:
Seidennektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Negro
Finnish:
mustamedestäjä
French:
Souimanga satiné
Croatian:
blistavi medosas
Hungarian:
selymes nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia nera
Japanese (romaji):
kurotaiyouchou
Japanese:
クロタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
juodoji leptokoma
Dutch:
Fluweelhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fløyelssolfugl
Norwegian:
Fløyelssolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik czarny
Portuguese:
nectarínia-acetinada
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-preto
Russian:
Чёрная нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka hodvábna
Serbian:
Crna sunčica
Swedish:
sorgsolfågel
Ukrainian:
Нектаринка чорна
Chinese:
黑花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga satiné ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga satiné ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma sericea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black Sunbird ( Leptocoma aspasia) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia sericea) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia sericea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia sericea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia sericea [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Sunbird ( Nectarinia aspasia) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leptocoma sericea [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leptocoma sericea [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: suimanga negre
Czech: Strdimil cerný, strdimil černý
Danish: Sort Solfugl
German: Seidennektarvogel, Seiden-Nektarvogel
English: Black Sunbird
English, HBW: Black Sunbird
English (IOC): Black Sunbird
English (United States): Black Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina Negra, Suimanga Negro
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Negro
Spanish (HBW): Black Sunbird
Finnish: Mustamedestäjä
French: Souimanga satiné, Souimanga soyeux, Souimanga triste
Croatian: blistavi medosas
Hungarian: selymes nektármadár
Indonesian: Burung madu hitam, Burungmadu Hitam, Burung-madu hitam, Tomi-tomi sosopa
Italian: Nettarinia nera
Japanese (romaji): kurotaiyouchou
Japanese: クロタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Cinnyris aspasia, Cinnyris sericeus, Leptocoma aspasia, Leptocoma aspasia aspasia, Leptocoma aspasia sericea, Leptocoma sericea, Nectarinia aspasia, Nectarinia sericea
Lithuanian: juodoji leptokoma
Dutch: Fluweelhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fløyelssolfugl
Norwegian: Fløyelssolfugl
Polish: cudonektarnik czarny, nektarnik czarny
Portuguese: nectarínia-acetinada
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-preto
Russian: Чёрная нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka hodvábna
Serbian: Crna sunčica
Swedish: Sorgsolfågel
Turkish: Kara nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Нектаринка чорна
Chinese: 黑花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑花蜜鳥
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