Black Sunbird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Old latin name for birdCinnyris aspasia, Nectarinia aspasia, Cinnyris sericeus, Leptocoma sericea, Nectarinia sericea
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilySunbirds / Nectariniidae
GenusLeptocoma
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionSulawesi to Bismarck Arch.

Black Sunbird bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Song, © Rolf A. de By
    Papua New Guinea
  • 4.
    Call, © Marc Thibault
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Thibault
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Call, © Marc Thibault
    Indonesia
  • 7.
    Call, song, song/calls, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
  • 8.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Indonesia
  • 9.
    Song, © Rolf A. de By
    Papua New Guinea
  • 10.
    Call, song?, © Marc Thibault
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black Sunbird

Black Sunbird subspecies (21)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Leptocoma aspasia aspasiamainland New Guinea, Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and other n New Guinea satellites-No
Leptocoma aspasia aspasioidesSeram and Ambon (ec Moluccas), Watubela (s Moluccas) and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia auricapillaKayoa (w of c Halmahera)-No
Leptocoma aspasia auricepsBanggai Is. (e of Sulawesi), n, c Moluccas, Damar (e Lesser Sundas) and Gebe (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia caeruleogulaNew Britain and satellites (se Bismarck Arch.)-No
Leptocoma aspasia chlorolaemaKai Is. (s Moluccas)-No
Leptocoma aspasia christianaeD'Entrecasteaux Arch., Woodlark and Louisiade Arch. (except Rossel; e of se New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia cochraniWaigeo and Misool (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia corinnaNew Ireland and satellite islands from New Hanover (=Lavongai) east to Lihir; also Duke of York Is. (ne Bismarck Arch.)-No
Leptocoma aspasia corneliaTarawai (Dogreto Bay, n of nc New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia eichhorniFeni Is. (e of New Ireland, ne Bismarck Arch.)-No
Leptocoma aspasia grayin Sulawesi-No
Leptocoma aspasia maforensisNumfor (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia mariaeKofiau (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia mysorensisBiak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and Schouten (n of nc New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia nigriscapularisMeos Num and Rani (s of Biak, Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No
Leptocoma aspasia porphyrolaemac, s Sulawesi and se satellites-No
Leptocoma aspasia proserpinaBuru (wc Moluccas)-No
Leptocoma aspasia sangirensisSangihe and Siau (n of Sulawesi)-No
Leptocoma aspasia talautensisTalaud Is. (ne of Sulawesi)-No
Leptocoma aspasia veronicaLiki (Kumamba Is., n of Sarmi, nw New Guinea)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalansuimanga negre
Chinese黑花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)黑花蜜鳥
Croatianblistavi medosas
Czechstrdimil černý, Strdimil cerný
DanishSort Solfugl
DutchFluweelhoningzuiger
Finnishmustamedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga soyeux, Souimanga satiné, Souimanga triste
GermanSeidennektarvogel, Seiden-Nektarvogel
Hungarianselymes nektármadár
IndonesianBurungmadu Hitam, Burung-madu hitam, Burung madu hitam, Tomi-tomi sosopa
ItalianNettarinia nera
Japaneseクロタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanianjuodoji leptokoma
NorwegianFløyelssolfugl, fløyelssolfugl
Norwegian NynorskFløyelssolfugl
Polishcudonektarnik czarny, nektarnik czarny
Portuguesebeija-flor-preto, nectarínia-acetinada
RussianЧёрная нектарница
SerbianCrna sunčica
Slovaknektárovka hodvábna
SpanishSuimanga negro, Nectarina Negra
Swedishsorgsolfågel
TurkishKara Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianнектаринка чорна