Brown-Throated Sunbird

Anthreptes malacensis

Description

Anthreptes malacensis measures 13 cm. Its main characteristic has a long, tapered beak. Male individual: crown and back, shiny green. Tunggir, wing covers, tail, shining purple mustache strips. The cheeks, chin, throat are dark brown, opaque, whereas in female individuals: the upper body is olive green and the lower body is light yellow.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

13 cm

Di

Diurnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Nectariniidae

GENUS

:

Anthreptes

SPECIES

:

Anthreptes malacensis

Distribution

Anthreptes malacensis lives in various types of semi-open habitats.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Southeast Asia, from Myanmar to Indonesia and the western Philippines.

Habits and Lifestyle

An aggressive and territorial type of bird towards other birds while foraging for food in trees

Lifestyle

–

Biome

Semi – open habitat

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Its main diet is nectar, but it also feeds on fruits and small berries. Juvenile birds are fed by insects.

Diet : Nectivore

Mating Habits

Breed all year round, laying 2 eggs with a nest made of bags of hanging grass fibers tied in spider webs and lined with grass.

Reproduction session : all year around

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

The IUCN red list is in the category of least concern, because of its wide distribution

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Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Anthreptes malacensis on The IUCN Red List site 
  3. Brown-Throated Sunbird on Wikipedia article