BPBM 183206Vertebrate Zoology
Leptocoma sperata
Purple-throated Sunbird
As recorded: Leptocoma sperata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Nectariniidae
- Collected by
- D S Rabor
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Tambis, Burauen, Mt. Lobi Range
- Island
- Leyte Island
- Region
- Philippines
- Coordinates
- 10.9670, 124.8830
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Leptocoma sperata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-05-03.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptocoma sperata. BPBM 183206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93653763. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/183206.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93653763 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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