Purple-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma sperata)
About the Purple-throated Sunbird
The purple-throated sunbird (Leptocoma sperata), is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Its natural habitats are lowland tropical forests and tropical mangrove forests of Maratua and the Philippines. The Van Hasselt's sunbird was previously considered conspecific. EBird describes it as "A very small bird of wooded areas from the lowlands to lower elevations in the mountains. Male has dark upperparts with a greenish crown and rump, a deep purple throat and upper chest, and a bright red lower chest and upper belly. In Sulu and west Mindanao birds, the red on the chest is replaced by yellow with an orange wash. Male is distinctive. Female resembles several other drab female sunbirds, but has a yellow brow and chest and a brown wing. Call is a sharp upslurred "tsweep!""
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 29 recordings for this species: 16 CC BY-NC-SA · 13 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimarecording
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonicarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.