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Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird

Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana] (= Leptocoma sperata) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The purple-throated sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Its natural habitats are lowland tropical forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest of Maratua and the Philippines. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Leptocoma
Scientific:
  Leptocoma sperata


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Certhia sperata

Type locality:
  Philippine Islands ; restricted to Manila by Salomonsen, 1953, Vidensk. Medd. Dansk naturhist. Foren., 115, p. 255.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/190/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C150D34255A818C3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C150D342

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C150D342


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916413

Geographic range:

  • Leptocoma sperata: Philippines
  • Leptocoma sperata sperata: northern Philippines (central and southern Luzon, Polillo, and Catanduanes; intergrades with henkei in central Luzon)
  • Leptocoma sperata trochilus: central to southern Philippines (Mindoro eastward to Samar, southward to Palawan and eastern Mindanao)
  • Leptocoma sperata henkei: northern Philippines (northern Luzon and adjacent islets)
  • Leptocoma sperata juliae: southern Philippines (central and western Mindanao, Basilan, and Sulu Archipelago; intergrades with trochilus in central Mindanao)
  • Leptocoma brasiliana brasiliana: southern Thailand to Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java
  • Leptocoma brasiliana oenopa: Sumatra including Nias
  • Leptocoma brasiliana mecynorhyncha: Simeulue, Banyak, Nias, and Mentawai (off Sumatra)
  • Leptocoma brasiliana emmae: Cambodia to southern Laos and southern Vietnam
  • Leptocoma brasiliana eumecis: Anambas Islands (South China Sea)
  • Leptocoma brasiliana axantha: North Natuna Islands (South China Sea)
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English:
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird
French:
Souimanga à gorge améthyste ou S. de Hasselt


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Souimanga de Hasselt ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Souimanga de Hasselt ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Van Hasselt's Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Leptocoma sperata) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nectarinia sperata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nectarinia sperata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nectarinia sperata [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Purple-throated Sunbird ( Nectarinia sperata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Leptocoma sperata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

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Bengali: বেগুনিগলা মৌটুসি
Catalan: suimanga multicolor
Czech: strdimil různobarvý, Strdimil sundský
Danish: Grønkronet Solfugl
German: Purpurkehl-Nektarvogel
English: Luzon Sunbird, Philippine Sunbird, Purple throated Sunbird, Purple-throated or Van Hasselt's Sunbird, Purple-throated Sunbird, Van Hasselt's Sunbird, Van Hesselt's Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina de Van Hasselt, Suimanga Gorjipúrpura
Finnish: Rämeikkömedestäjä
French: Hasselt, Souimanga à gorge améthyste, Souimanga à gorge améthyste ou S. de Hasselt, Souimanga de Hasselt, Souimanga de Hasselt ou S. à gorge améthyste, Souimanga de Van, Souimanga de Van Hasselt, Souimanga pourpre
Hungarian: manilai nektármadár
Indonesian: Burung madu hitam gunung, Burung madu tenggorokan ungu, Burungmadu Pengantin, Burung-madu Pengantin, Burung-madu penganting
Italian: Nettarinia di Van Hasselt, Nettarinia golaviola
Japanese (romaji): mune-aka taiyō-chō, muneakataiyouchou
Japanese: ムネアカタイヨウチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 胸赤太陽鳥
Scientific: Certhia sperata, Leptocoma [sperata or brasiliana], Leptocoma sperata, Leptocoma sperata sperata, Nectarinia sperata, Nectarinia sperata sperata
Lithuanian: Purpurgurklė leptokoma
Malay: Burung Kelicap Nibong, Kelicap Nibong
Dutch: Purperkeelhoningzuiger, Purperkeel-honingzuiger
Norwegian: Brudesolfugl
Polish: Nektarnik purpurowogardły, nektarnik zmienny
Pinyin: wànhè-shì huā-mì-niǎo, zǐ-hóu huā-mì-niǎo
Russian: Пурпурногорлая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka hájová
Swedish: Purpurstrupig solfågel
Thai: นกกินปลีคอสีม่วง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kin-plii kʰoaa-sĭi-mûaŋ
Ukrainian: Нектаринка барвиста
Vietnamese: Chim Hút mật họng hồng, Hút mật họng hồng
Chinese: 万赫氏花蜜鸟, 紫喉花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紫喉花蜜鳥, 萬赫氏花蜜鳥

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