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Purple-throated Sunbird

Leptocoma sperata
Family
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
putsun3, PTLS, PPTS, PTSU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
SpeciesLeptocoma sperata
Codesputsun3, PTLS, PPTS, PTSU
Identification

The Purple-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma sperata) is a member of the Sunbirds and Spiderhunters family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code putsun3 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
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Chalcoparia singalensis
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Deleornis fraseri
Gray-headed Sunbird
Deleornis axillaris
Plain-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes reichenowi
Anchieta's Sunbird
Anthreptes anchietae
Plain Sunbird
Anthreptes simplex
Purple-throated Sunbird photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Leptocoma sperata

Family: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: putsun3