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Vertebrata (1163)
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Nectariniidae (Sunbirds) (7)
Leptocoma brasiliana
Leptocoma calcostetha
(Jardine, 1843)
Copper-throated Sunbird
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)
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Con Foley
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Identified By: Con Foley & David Tan JX
More information on the species on Wikipedia.
Species Interactions (4)
Feeds on
Lumnitzera littorea
References
Ng, 2009. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
References
Gan, 2002. Wetlands 9(3): 5
Wee et al., 2015. Aquatic Botany 120(B): 240-243
Nests in
Api-api Putih
Avicennia alba
References
Ramakrishnan, 1998. Wetlands 5(2): 1
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Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Passeriformes: Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)
Residency Status:
Native
Biology/Ecology
IUCN Redlist status:
Least concern
External Links
Bird Ecology Study Group
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Copper-throated sunbird preying on spider
Singapore Birds Project
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