Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) | Photos and ID

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ForestDomed nestTiny · 13 g

Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus), photo 1 — Photo: rashidchan · CC BY 4.0

Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus), photo 2 — Photo: Andrew Durso · CC BY 4.0

Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus), photo 3 — Photo: Andrew Durso · CC BY 4.0

Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Andrew Durso, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) rashidchan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

When to see the Red-throated Sunbird

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Red-throated Sunbird

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Brunei Myanmar (Burma)

About the Red-throated Sunbird

The red-throated sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiThe western violet-backed sunbird or Longuemare's sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundiThe little green sunbird is small, light yellow, and warbler-like; overall similar to the Bates's sunbird.

Yellow-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisThe yellow-chinned sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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