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Leptocoma sericea
Black Sunbird
As recorded: Leptocoma sericea (Lesson, 1827)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Nectariniidae
- Collected by
- H Clissold
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Leptocoma sericea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 283 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Lanut, Modayag, East Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Harits Alam Maulana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
South Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
no rights reserved
2026-10-04
South Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
no rights reserved
2026-10-03
Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
no rights reserved
2026-09-29
Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
no rights reserved
2026-09-25
JV36+QR6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Central Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leptocoma sericea. BPBM 29783. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37641335. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/29783.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37641335 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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