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Leptocoma sericea
Photo by mehdhalaouate. Photographed in Indonesia.

Identification

Distribution

Taxonomy

Several Sunbirds (including this one) of the genus Nectarinia have recently been moved into the genus Leptocoma. That seems to have necessitated a complete change of the scientific name, from Nectarinia aspasia to Leptocoma sericea.

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