Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Temminck's Sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii) - HBW 13, p. 314
French: Souimanga de Temminck
German: Temmincknektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Temminck
Other common names: Scarlet Sunbird
Taxonomy: Nectarinia temminckii S. Müller, 1843, Mount Singalang, 1600 feet [c. 490 m], 0°24' S, 100°20' E, Sumatra.
Forms a superspecies with A. mystacalis, previously treated as conspecific. Birds from Mt Dulit, in NW Borneo, described as a geographical race, perretti, but this considered unsustainable. Monotypic.
Distribution: S peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male preening and then flying away Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 21 April 2003 22 weeks ago 12 sec 4.3
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A distant male singing
Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
monicayhector 1 August 2008 2 years ago 1.5
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male singing 3 note call Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Desmond Allen 1 September 2002 1 year ago 2
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