Temminck’s Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Spiderhunters and Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Far southwestern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Temminck's sunbird
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
