Red-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes rhodolaemusShelley, GE, 1878
English (US) Red-throated Sunbird
The Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) 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: lowlands of southern Myanmar, southern peninsular Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, and BorneoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anthreptes rhodolaemus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Red-throated Sunbird
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anthreptes rhodolaema
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1878
- Type locality
- Malacca and Sumatra; restricted to Malacca by Riley, 1934, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 47, p. 116.
- Original description
- A monograph of the Nectariniidæ, or family of sun-birds pt6 p.313 pl.101,fig.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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