Bird

Purple-rumped sunbird

Leptocoma zeylonica

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened animals listIUCN: Least Concern

Purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) — Image: CLpramod · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · As stated on the file page · Resized

Scientific name: Leptocoma zeylonica
Family: Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern

A tiny nectar-sipper with a purple rump.

Spot it Small and dark with a purple rump and yellow belly.
Home Gardens and forest edges.
Food web Sips nectar and eats small insects.
Why it matters Carries pollen between flowers, boosting pollination.

Read more: Purple-rumped sunbird on Wikipedia

Sources and credits

Records and field notes

RajasthanThe Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board lists it among the rare, endangered and threatened animals of Rajasthan, for Udaipur and Banswara.^[1]

Sources

Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board. List of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Animals of Rajasthan (39 animals, with localities) (government). Official list, published as a PDF.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (species pages linked on each entry) (database). Global conservation status. Every species page was opened.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (opening lines of each species article, CC BY-SA 4.0). The link on each entry goes to the article (reference). Not peer reviewed. Only the opening description is used, and statements about origin or medicinal use are left out.
Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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