Van Hasselt's Sunbird

Leptocoma brasiliana

Family: Spiderhunters and Sunbirds · Status: Uncommon resident · Size: 10 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Occurs from northeastern India and Bangladesh through Southeast Asia to the Greater Sundas.

Identification

Male has distinctive iridescent green crown, purple throat, and dark red lower breast and belly. Female can be separated from other sunbirds by combination of small size, dull olive-coloured upperparts, plain head, and dull yellow underparts with olive-washed throat and upper breast.

Habitat

Forests, forest edges, gardens, parks, and mangroves.