It has been considered conspecific with Javan sunbird, Aethopyga mystacalis.
The Temminck's sunbird is 10 cm (female) -12.5 cm (male) long. The longer-tailed male is mostly scarlet, except for a greyish belly, yellow and purple bands between the back and tail, and four purple bands on the head emanating from the beak. The female is drab olive, except for rufous fringes to the wing and tail feathers.
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Notes
^BirdLife International (2016). "Aethopyga temminckii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103804369A104300960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103804369A104300960.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 335–336.
Sources
Robson, Craig: A Field Guide to the Birds of ThailandISBN1-84330-921-1
December 02, 2023
temminck, sunbird, aethopyga, temminckii, species, sunbird, found, 1800, altitude, borneo, sumatra, west, malaysia, south, west, thailand, tropical, moist, montane, forests, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotak. 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 Temminck s sunbirdConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeGenus AethopygaSpecies A temminckiiBinomial nameAethopyga temminckii Muller 1843 This bird s common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch aristocrat and zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck 2 female Doi Ang Khang Mountain Thailand It has been considered conspecific with Javan sunbird Aethopyga mystacalis The Temminck s sunbird is 10 cm female 12 5 cm male long The longer tailed male is mostly scarlet except for a greyish belly yellow and purple bands between the back and tail and four purple bands on the head emanating from the beak The female is drab olive except for rufous fringes to the wing and tail feathers References editNotes BirdLife International 2016 Aethopyga temminckii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T103804369A104300960 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T103804369A104300960 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Beolens Bo Watkins Michael 2003 Whose Bird Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds London Christopher Helm pp 335 336 SourcesRobson Craig A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand ISBN 1 84330 921 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Temminck 27s sunbird amp oldid 1151086077, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
