genus Leptocoma

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Genus Leptocoma is a group of small, brightly colored sunbirds found in parts of Asia, known for their iridescent plumage and nectar-feeding habits.

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genus Leptocoma canonical 1

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instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo sunbirds ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName Leptocoma sunbirds ⓘ
conservationStatus most species least concern (IUCN) ⓘ
describedBy Jean Cabanis ⓘ
diet nectar ⓘ
small insects ⓘ
family Nectariniidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior nectar-feeding ⓘ
foragingStratum canopy and shrub layer ⓘ
geographicDistribution South Asia ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
habitat gardens ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
includesSpecies Leptocoma brasiliana ⓘ
Leptocoma calcostetha ⓘ
Leptocoma minima ⓘ
Leptocoma sperata ⓘ
Leptocoma zeylonica ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalCharacteristic slender down-curved bill ⓘ
tubular tongue adapted for nectar feeding ⓘ
nativeTo Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Indonesia ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
nestType pendant nest ⓘ
notableTrait brightly colored plumage ⓘ
iridescent plumage ⓘ
sexual dimorphism in plumage ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Nectariniidae ⓘ
phylogeneticRelation closely related to genus Cinnyris ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
pollinationRole bird pollinator ⓘ
primaryActivityPeriod diurnal ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Leptocoma zeylonica ⓘ
vernacularGroup sunbirds and spiderhunters ⓘ
yearDescribed 1850 ⓘ

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Nectariniidae → includes → genus Leptocoma ⓘ