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The brown-throated sunbird is a relatively large, heavy sunbird with a thick bill. Measuring some 14 centimetres (5.5 in) in length, it has a mass of 7.4–13.5 g (0.26–0.48 oz), with males averaging slightly larger than females. Like most sunbirds, the male brown-throated sunbird is more colourful than the female. The male has iridescent green and purple upperparts with chestnut on the wing-coverts and scapulars; it is primarily yellow below. The female is olive-green above and yellowish below.
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When to see the Brown-throated Sunbird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brown-throated Sunbird
The map shades 11 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Brown-throated Sunbird
The brown-throated sunbird, also known as the plain-throated sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in south-east Asia, ranging from Myanmar to the Lesser Sundas and west Philippines. The grey-throated sunbird found in the remaining part of the Philippines is often considered a subspecies of the brown-throated sunbird, but the two differ consistently in measurements and plumage, and there is no evidence of intergradation between them.
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Easily confused with
Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplexThe plain sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisThe eastern violet-backed sunbird, also known as the Kenya violet-backed sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Yellow-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisThe yellow-chinned sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
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