Common sunbird-asity
Neodrepanis coruscans Sharpe, 1875
The common sunbird-asity (Neodrepanis coruscans) is a species in the family Philepittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.5 g to 6.63 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the common sunbird-asity
- Weight
- 6.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the common sunbird-asity live?
Not recorded
What is the common sunbird-asity?
The common sunbird-asity or sunbird asity (Neodrepanis coruscans) is a species of bird in the family Philepittidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Is the common sunbird-asity endangered?
The common sunbird-asity is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the common sunbird-asity classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPhilepittidae
- genusNeodrepanis
- SpeciesNeodrepanis coruscans Sharpe, 1875
Synonyms Neodrepanis coruscens
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Sunbird asityEnglish
- Sunbird asityEnglish
- Wattled sunbird-asityEnglish
- Wattled sunbird-asityEnglish
- asití comúCatalan
- pitovec dlouhozobýCzech
- asiti tagellogWelsh
- SeglnæbsasitiDanish
- NektarjalaGerman
- Langschnabel-NektarjalaGerman
- LangschnabelnektarjalaGerman
- longbeka filepitoEsperanto
- Filepita-suimanga comúnSpanish
- õieasiitiEstonian
- helttamesittiFinnish
- Philépitte souimangaFrench
- Faux-Souimanga caronculéFrench
- modrolici asitiCroatian
- kékszemű nektárpittaHungarian
- Asity nettariniaItalian
- Falsa nettarinia caruncolataItalian
- ニセタイヨウチョウJapanese
- paprastoji nektarinė pitaLithuanian
- SoinalaMalagasy
- ZafindrasityMalagasy
- LangsnavelhoningasitieDutch
- solfuglasitiNorwegian
- gołoliczka długodziobaPolish
- filepita-comumPortuguese
- asite-de-bico-compridoPortuguese
- Длинноклювая ложнонектарницаRussian
- jala škvrnitoprsáSlovak
- Medojeda asitaSerbian
- solfågelasitSwedish
- Nektarcı FilipetTurkish
- голобров довгодзьобийUkrainian
- Đuôi cụt hút mậtVietnamese
- 弯嘴裸眉鸫Chinese
- 肉垂擬太陽鳥Chinese
Relatives of the common sunbird-asity
Other species in the same genus Neodrepanis.
Yellow-bellied sunbird-asity
Neodrepanis hypoxantha
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the common sunbird-asity?
An adult common sunbird-asity weighs 6.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the common sunbird-asity endangered?
The common sunbird-asity is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the common sunbird-asity?
The common sunbird-asity (Neodrepanis coruscans) belongs to the family Philepittidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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