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It is a small songbird with a long down-curved bill and iridescent body. The black sunbird has a lifespan of approximately 3.6 years. The coloring of the birds differentiate between male and female. The male black sunbird is midnight black in color with an iridescent blue-purple stripe across the upper chest. There is a crown of lustrous green on the head, while the wings and tail are glossed blue. In many regions, the throat area is iridescent reddish-purple; however, moving northward it shifts towards a bluish sparkle (Moluccas and Kai Islands).
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When to see the Black Sunbird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black Sunbird
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black Sunbird
The black sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
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Easily confused with
Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaCopper-throated sunbirds are small sized birds ranging from 12.2–13 cm.
Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasilianaVan Hasselt's sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataThe purple-throated sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
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