Temminck's Sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii)

Other Names (World)
Temminck's Sunbird, Scarlet Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
10 - 12.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand.

Southern peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Temminck's Sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii) [XC398706]
by Greg Irving from Kinabalu Park Hotel, Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia (call)

Temminck's Sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii) [XC398705]
by Greg Irving from Kinabalu Park Hotel, Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Javan Sunbird (Aethopyga mystacalis), previously treated as conspecific. Birds from Mt Dulit, in north-western Borneo, described as a geographical subspecies, perretti, but this considered unsustainable.

References
See References.

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