Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii(Müller, S, 1843)
English (US) Temminck's Sunbird
The Temminck's Sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: far southwestern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and BorneoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aethopyga temminckii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Temminck's Sunbird
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia temminckii
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
- Type locality
- Mount Singalang, 1,600 ft., lat. 0° 24' S., long. 100° 20' E., Sumatra.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk. pt6,7or8 p.173,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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