Black Sunbird / Leptocoma aspasia LC
- Old latin name for bird Leptocoma sericea, Cinnyris sericeus, Cinnyris aspasia, Nectarinia aspasia, Nectarinia sericea
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Where to see Black Sunbird
- Breeding region Australasia
- Breeding subregion Sulawesi to Bismarck Arch.
Black Sunbird subspecies (21)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leptocoma aspasia aspasia | mainland New Guinea, Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and other n New Guinea satellites | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia aspasioides | Seram and Ambon (ec Moluccas), Watubela (s Moluccas) and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia auricapilla | Kayoa (w of c Halmahera) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia auriceps | Banggai Is. (e of Sulawesi), n, c Moluccas, Damar (e Lesser Sundas) and Gebe (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia caeruleogula | New Britain and satellites (se Bismarck Arch.) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia chlorolaema | Kai Is. (s Moluccas) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia christianae | D'Entrecasteaux Arch., Woodlark and Louisiade Arch. (except Rossel; e of se New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia cochrani | Waigeo and Misool (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia corinna | New Ireland and satellite islands from New Hanover (=Lavongai) east to Lihir; also Duke of York Is. (ne Bismarck Arch.) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia cornelia | Tarawai (Dogreto Bay, n of nc New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia eichhorni | Feni Is. (e of New Ireland, ne Bismarck Arch.) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia grayi | n Sulawesi | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia maforensis | Numfor (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia mariae | Kofiau (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia mysorensis | Biak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and Schouten (n of nc New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia nigriscapularis | Meos Num and Rani (s of Biak, Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia porphyrolaema | c, s Sulawesi and se satellites | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia proserpina | Buru (wc Moluccas) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia sangirensis | Sangihe and Siau (n of Sulawesi) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia talautensis | Talaud Is. (ne of Sulawesi) | - | No |
| Leptocoma aspasia veronica | Liki (Kumamba Is., n of Sarmi, nw New Guinea) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Catalan | suimanga negre |
| Chinese | 黑花蜜鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑花蜜鳥 |
| Croatian | blistavi medosas |
| Czech | Strdimil cerný, strdimil černý |
| Danish | Sort Solfugl |
| Dutch | Fluweelhoningzuiger |
| Finnish | mustamedestäjä |
| French | Souimanga soyeux, Souimanga satiné, Souimanga triste |
| German | Seiden-Nektarvogel, Seidennektarvogel |
| Hungarian | selymes nektármadár |
| Indonesian | Burung-madu hitam, Burung madu hitam, Tomi-tomi sosopa, Burungmadu Hitam |
| Italian | Nettarinia nera |
| Japanese | クロタイヨウチョウ |
| Lithuanian | juodoji leptokoma |
| Norwegian | fløyelssolfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Fløyelssolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik czarny, cudonektarnik czarny |
| Portuguese | beija-flor-preto, nectarínia-acetinada |
| Russian | Чёрная нектарница |
| Serbian | Crna sunčica |
| Slovak | nektárovka hodvábna |
| Spanish | Suimanga negro, Nectarina Negra |
| Swedish | sorgsolfågel |
| Turkish | Kara Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | нектаринка чорна |














