Plain Sunbird
Anthreptes simplex(Müller, S, 1843)
English (US) Plain Sunbird
The Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex) 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: southern Myanmar to Malaya, Sumatra including Nias, Borneo, and North Natuna IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anthreptes simplex
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plain Sunbird
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia simplex
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
- Type locality
- Sumatra and Borneo.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk. pt6,7or8 p.173
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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