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Common Name

Van Hasselt's Sunbird

Alternate Names

Common Type

Sunbird

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Nectariniidae

Genus

Leptocoma

Species

brasiliana

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Van Hasselts Sunbird Singapore 1,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Tropical moist lowland forests, tropical mangrove forests

Distribution and Range

India Subcontinent and Southeast Asia

Food

Nectar feeder plus spiders and insects

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Field Notes:

Named after Dutch physician, zoologist and botanist Johan Coenraad van Hasselt. In 1939, 28 of these birds were released in Hawaii. They did not become established.

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