Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusAethopyga (Red Sunbirds and Allies)
- SpeciesAethopyga temminckii (Temminck's Sunbird)
About the Temminck's Sunbird
Temminck's sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii) is a species of sunbird. It is found in up to 1800 m altitude in Borneo, Sumatra, West Malaysia, and south west Thailand in tropical moist montane forests. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch aristocrat and zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
It has been considered conspecific with Javan sunbird, Aethopyga mystacalis. The Temminck's sunbird is 10 cm (female) -12.5 cm (male) long. The longer-tailed male is mostly scarlet, except for a greyish belly, yellow and purple bands between the back and tail, and four purple bands on the head emanating from the beak. The female is drab olive, except for rufous fringes to the wing and tail feathers.
Notes Sources Robson, Craig: A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand ISBN 1-84330-921-1 Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Bako National Park
Crimson Sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja
Brown-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes malacensis
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Chalcoparia singalensis
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Leptocoma brasiliana
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Copper-throated Sunbird
Leptocoma calcostetha
Red-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes rhodolaemus
Long-billed Spiderhunter
Arachnothera robusta
Plain Sunbird
Anthreptes simplex
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
Arachnothera chrysogenys
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 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |