Temminck's Sunbird - BirdForum Opus

Aethopyga temminckii

Photo by cskhaw
Photo taken: Sg. siddim, kedah, Malaysia.

Identification

10 cm-12.5 cm. Mostly scarlet, grey belly, yellow and purple bands between the back and tail. The female is drab olive, rufous fringes to the wing and tail feathers.

Distribution

Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia, and south west Thailand.

Taxonomy

Recently split from Aethopyga mystacalis (Javan Sunbird) which is found only on the Island of Java. When together, these two were known as Scarlet Sunbird.

Aethopyga temminckii is monotypic.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

Behaviour

A diunal bird that generally occur in pairs or in small family group.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Temminck's Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Temminck%27s_Sunbird

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