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[[Image:200Black-throated sunbird-female1127.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female <br />Photo by {{user|wondersf2010|wondersf2010 }}<br /> Fraser's Hill, [[Malaysia]], November 2009]] | [[Image:200Black-throated sunbird-female1127.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female <br />Photo by {{user|wondersf2010|wondersf2010 }}<br /> Fraser's Hill, [[Malaysia]], November 2009]] | ||
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*''A. s. saturata'': [[Himalayas]] (Garhwal to [[Bhutan]] and south-eastern [[Tibet]]) | *''A. s. saturata'': [[Himalayas]] (Garhwal to [[Bhutan]] and south-eastern [[Tibet]]) | ||
*''A. s. assamensis'': [[Bangladesh]] to Assam, northern [[Burma]] and south-western [[China]] (western Yunnan) | *''A. s. assamensis'': [[Bangladesh]] to Assam, northern [[Burma]] and south-western [[China]] (western Yunnan) | ||
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Revision as of 19:39, 7 April 2012
- Aethopyga saturata
Identification
11cm
Male: Black head with elongated tail
Female: is plain olive
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 10 subspecies[1]:
- A. s. saturata: Himalayas (Garhwal to Bhutan and south-eastern Tibet)
- A. s. assamensis: Bangladesh to Assam, northern Burma and south-western China (western Yunnan)
- A. s. galenae: Mountains of north-western Thailand
- A. s. petersi: Eastern Burma to northern Thailand, Laos, northern Vietnam and south-eastern Yunnan
- A. s. sanguinipectus: Hills of south-eastern Burma (Karenni and northern Tenasserim)
- A. s. anomala: Hills of southern peninsula Thailand (Phatthalung and Trang)
- A. s. wrayi: Mountains of Malay Peninsula (south of Trang)
- A. s. ochra: Southern Laos (Bolavens Plateau) and central Vietnam (Dakto)
- A. s. cambodiana: Mountains of south-western Cambodia
- A. s. johnsi: Langbian Plateau (southern Vietnam)
Habitat
Lower montane closed rainforests, from 600 to 1800 meters. Urban gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on flowers
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Sunbird
External Links
