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| - | ;Nectarinia calcostetha | + | [[Image:Copper-throated_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}} <br /> [[Singapore]], April 2005]] |
| - | [[Image:Copper-throated_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|5350px|right|Photo by Neil <br> Photographed in Singapore]] | + | '''Alternative name: Macklot's Sunbird''' |
| - | | + | ;[[:Category:Leptocoma|Leptocoma]] calcostetha |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | + | 14cm<br /> |
| | + | '''Male''' |
| | + | *Metallic green upperparts |
| | + | *Coppery throat |
| | + | *Coppery upper breast |
| | + | *Deep purple lower breast and belly |
| | + | *Green cap |
| | + | *Black tail<br /> |
| | + | '''Female''' |
| | + | *Dark olive upperparts |
| | + | *Grey head and throat |
| | + | *Greenish-yellow breast and belly |
| | + | *Grey under tail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] |
| | + | *White-tipped black tail<br /> |
| | + | '''Juvenile''': similar to the female but has a brown tail |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | Mangroves and scrub of South East [[Asia]], Palawan and [[Greater Sundas]]. |
| | + | [[Image:IMG 7393 bf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|kampang|kampang}}<br />[[Singapore]], January 2008 ]] |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | Several Sunbirds (including this one) of the genus ''Nectarinia'' have recently been moved into the genus ''[[:Category:Leptocoma|Leptocoma]]''. |
| | + | |
| | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Coastal mangrove, coconut groves and forest edges. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | + | Monogamous. |
| | + | |
| | + | The pear shaped nest is built by the female from twigs and leaves, often placed in a mangrove tree and facing water. The eggs are pale brown, marked at the larger end. Both sexes care for the young. |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | + | The diet includes nectar and insects. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#naturia.per.sg |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&si=%20Nectarinia%20calcostetha&what=allfields&name=&when=&whenterm= View more images of Copper-throated Sunbird in the gallery] | + | {{GSearch|Sunbird+calcostetha}} |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Leptocoma]] |
Current revision
Alternative name: Macklot's Sunbird
- Leptocoma calcostetha
[edit] Identification
14cm
Male
- Metallic green upperparts
- Coppery throat
- Coppery upper breast
- Deep purple lower breast and belly
- Green cap
- Black tail
Female
- Dark olive upperparts
- Grey head and throat
- Greenish-yellow breast and belly
- Grey under tail coverts
- White-tipped black tail
Juvenile: similar to the female but has a brown tail
[edit] Distribution
Mangroves and scrub of South East Asia, Palawan and Greater Sundas.
[edit] Taxonomy
Several Sunbirds (including this one) of the genus Nectarinia have recently been moved into the genus Leptocoma.
This is a monotypic species[1].
[edit] Habitat
Coastal mangrove, coconut groves and forest edges.
[edit] Behaviour
[edit] Breeding
Monogamous.
The pear shaped nest is built by the female from twigs and leaves, often placed in a mangrove tree and facing water. The eggs are pale brown, marked at the larger end. Both sexes care for the young.
The diet includes nectar and insects.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- naturia.per.sg
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