Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Leptocoma brasiliana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusLeptocoma (Green-capped Sunbirds)
- SpeciesLeptocoma brasiliana (Van Hasselt's Sunbird)
About the Van Hasselt's Sunbird
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.
Van Hasselt's sunbird was described and illustrated in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson. He introduced the French name "Le grimpereau violet de Brésil" in the mistakenly belief that his specimen had been collected in Brazil. When the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin revised and expanded Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae in 1788 he included Van Hasselt's sunbird using Brisson's account. He placed it with the tree-creepers in the genus Certhia and coined the binomial name Certhia brasiliana. He specified the location as Brazil and cited Brisson's book. In 1825 the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck described and illustrated Van Hasselt's sunbird based on a specimen that had been collected on the island of Java by Johan Conrad van Hasselt. Temminck coined the binomial name Nectarinia hasseltii, choosing the specific epithet to honour the collector. Under the rules of... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Bako National Park
Copper-throated Sunbird
Leptocoma calcostetha
Brown-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes malacensis
Crimson Sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Chalcoparia singalensis
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Red-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes rhodolaemus
Long-billed Spiderhunter
Arachnothera robusta
Plain Sunbird
Anthreptes simplex
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
Arachnothera chrysogenys
Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
Gray-breasted Spiderhunter
Arachnothera modesta
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Van Hasselt's Sunbird in Bako National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Van Hasselt's Sunbird sighting in Bako National Park, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Van Hasselt's Sunbird in Bako National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Van Hasselt's Sunbird in Bako National Park in our monthly data.