Sunbirds (Nectariniidae) - HBW 13
Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)
French: Souimanga menu
German: Däumlingsnektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Mínimo
Other common names: Small Sunbird
Taxonomy: Cinnyris minima Sykes, 1832, Western Ghats, Deccan, west India.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Genus names Leptocoma and Chalcostetha described simultaneously, on consecutive pages of same publication; former has been selected by First Reviser as having precedence (see page 48). Present species probably closest to L. zeylonica. Monotypic.
Distribution: Western Ghats (from N of Mumbai, S to hills of S Kerala), in W India.
- Least Concern
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A male moving, preening, defecating and calling. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 11 weeks ago 58 sec 3.4 -
A female feeding on nectar. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 5 weeks ago 12 sec 3 -
A male moving and preening in a tree. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 5 weeks ago 41 sec 2.8
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Lateral view of a bird perched Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 22 January 2010 7 weeks ago 4 -
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A male on spider lilies. Maharashtra, India
Ryan Brookes 23 July 2009 19 weeks ago 4 -
A bird feeding on a flower Goa, India
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 19 February 2008 49 weeks ago 3.5 -
A female on a branch. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 5 weeks ago 2.5 -
A bird in song. Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 10 May 2009 43 weeks ago 1.7
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