Thursday, 3 January 2019

Van Hasselt's Sunbird / Maroon-bellied Sunbird

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)
Van Hasselt's Sunbird / Maroon-bellied Sunbird
Leptocoma brasiliana
万赫氏花蜜鸟 (wànhè-shì huā-mì-niǎo)
紫喉花蜜鸟 (zǐ-hóu huā-mì-niǎo)

    Malay : Kelicap Belacan Biasa
    Japanese : アンハッセルトタイヨウチョウ (anhasseruto taiyō-chō)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 万赫氏太陽鳥

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 7,340,000km²
    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No



    Size : 9–10 cm

    Subspecies (6) and Distribution
  • Leptocoma brasiliana brasiliana (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
    – S Thailand to Myanmar, Malay Pen., Sumatra, Borneo and Java.
  • Leptocoma brasiliana emmae (Delacour & Jabouille, 1928)
    – Cambodia, S Laos and S Vietnam (probably also this race in Tonkin).
  • Leptocoma brasiliana mecynorhyncha (Oberholser, 1912)
    – Simeulue I (off W Sumatra).
  • Leptocoma brasiliana eumecis (Oberholser, 1917)
    – Anamba Is, off E Peninsular Malaysia.
  • Leptocoma brasiliana axantha (Oberholser, 1932)
    – N Natuna Is.
  • Leptocoma brasiliana oenopa (Oberholser, 1912)
    – Sumatra and Nias I.

Distribution Map

Leptocoma brasiliana ssp. brasiliana
Date : 22 December 2018
Location : Taman Kebun Bunga (Penang Botanic Gardens), Georgetown,
Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Leptocoma brasiliana ssp. brasiliana
Date : 22 December 2018
Location : Taman Kebun Bunga (Penang Botanic Gardens), Georgetown,
Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Leptocoma brasiliana ssp. brasiliana
Date : 22 December 2018
Location : Taman Kebun Bunga (Penang Botanic Gardens), Georgetown,
Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

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