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Leptocoma brasiliana
Basic stats
Diet
Nectar, small insects
Habitat
Forest edge, mangroves, gardens
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
2 eggs (typical for sunbirds)
Incubation period
About 12–14 days (typical for sunbirds)
Size
Small (10–11cm)
Wingspan
~14–16cm (estimate)
Weight
~7–9g (estimate)
A small sunbird, males glossy dark purple-blue and maroon with a bright yellow pectoral tuft, easily confused with other dark sunbirds but distinguished with a good view in favourable light.
Feeds on nectar and small insects at flowering trees and shrubs across forest edge, mangroves and gardens, often in the company of other sunbird species.
