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A photo of a Van Hasselt's Sunbird (Leptocoma brasiliana), male
Van Hasselt's Sunbird, Male

Van Hasselt's Sunbird

Leptocoma brasiliana

Van Hasselt's sunbird (Leptocoma brasiliana), is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Northeast India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple-throated sunbird. In 1939, a group of bird lovers in Hawaii known as the Hui Manu released 28 of these birds on various parts of the leeward side of Oahu in Hawaii in an attempt to get them to become established there; none appeared have succeeded.
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Lucas Corneliussen
Wednesday 20 Jun 2018 - 6:11am
Malaysia
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Jamie BT
Sunday 22 Jan 2017 - 12:00am
Thailand
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Brandon PB
Sunday 22 Jan 2017 - 12:00am
Thailand
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