Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) - HBW 13, p. 310
French: Souimanga sombre
German: Schwarzkehl-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Gorjinegro
Other common names: Hodgson’s/Black-breasted Sunbird
Taxonomy: Cinnyris saturata Hodgson, 1836, Nepal.
Geographical variation extremely well marked in some cases, isolated race wrayi perhaps approaching species level. Birds in Cambodia (except SW) of uncertain racial identity. Proposed race ariel, described from near Nokrek (in Garo Hills), in NE India, considered inseparable from assamensis. Ten subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- saturata (Hodgson, 1836) - Himalayas from N India (Garhwal and Mussoorie) E to Nepal, Bhutan and S China (SE Xizang).
- assamensis (McClelland, 1839) - NE India, N Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- petersi Deignan, 1948 - E Myanmar, extreme N Thailand, N Laos, N Vietnam and SE China (SE Yunnan, W Guangxi).
- saturata (Hodgson, 1836) - Himalayas from N India (Garhwal and Mussoorie) E to Nepal, Bhutan and S China (SE Xizang).
- assamensis (McClelland, 1839) - NE India, N Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- petersi Deignan, 1948 - E Myanmar, extreme N Thailand, N Laos, N Vietnam and SE China (SE Yunnan, W Guangxi).
- galenae Deignan, 1948 - NW Thailand.
- sanguinipectus Walden, 1875 - SE Myanmar.
- anomala Richmond, 1900 - S Thailand (S to Trang).
- wrayi Sharpe, 1887 - Malay Peninsula S of Trang.
- ochra Deignan, 1948 - S Laos and C Vietnam.
- cambodiana Delacour, 1948 - SW Cambodia.
- johnsi Robinson & Kloss, 1919 - S Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a bush calling persistently. Locality Tanung Valley, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam (ssp johnsi)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2008 3 years ago 35 sec 4.4 -
An male calling Locality Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp galenae)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2004 5 years ago 17 sec 4.2 -
An excited male Locality Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp galenae)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2004 5 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A male on a branch and flying away Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp galenae)
Josep del Hoyo 5 November 2004 4 years ago 8 sec 2.5 -
A male bird feeding. Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 2 December 2008 3 years ago 34 sec 2.4 -
A poor view of a foraging and calling male in a bush. Locality The Gap, Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp wrayi)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 3 years ago 10 sec 2
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Black Throated Sunbird, resident in Himalayas and north-east India.
Locality Sikkim, India
Himadri Mondal 18 March 2012 8 weeks ago 4.4 -
Male feeding on flowers.
Locality Tanung Valley, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam (ssp johnsi)
Fran Trabalon 23 November 2010 22 weeks ago 4 -
Male perching in bamboo bushes
Locality Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia
Tomas Grim 21 October 2008 40 weeks ago 3.7 -
Male, perched.
Locality Sapa, Lào Cai Province, Vietnam (ssp petersi)
Fran Trabalon 28 November 2010 22 weeks ago 3.5 -
Lateral view of a male.
Locality Trongsa, Trongsa District, Bhutan (ssp saturata)
Ken Havard 15 April 2011 15 weeks ago 3.1 -
A male showing its iridescent throat.
Locality Tanung Valley, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam (ssp johnsi)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2008 3 years ago 2.7
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A male calling persistently. Locality Tanung Valley, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam
(ssp johnsi)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2008 3 years ago 3
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