Plain-throated Sunbird

Plain-throated Sunbird

Taxobox
name = Plain-throated Sunbird


status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=52956|title=Anthreptes malacensis|downloaded=2007-07-25]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Nectariniidae
genus = "Anthreptes"
species = "A. malacensis"
binomial = "Anthreptes malacensis"
binomial_authority = (Scopoli, 1786)
synonyms = The Plain-throated Sunbird ("Anthreptes malacensis"), also known as the Brown-throated Sunbird and the Grey-throated Sunbird, [cite book |last=Cheke |first=Robert A. |coauthors=Mann, Clive F. & Allen, Richard |title=Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World |publisher=Christopher Helm |year=2001 |location=London |pages=184-186] is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. Found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Description

The Plain-throated Sunbird is a relatively large, heavy sunbird with a thick bill. Measuring some convert|14|cm|in in length, it has a mass of 7.4–13.5g (0.26–0.48 oz), with males averaging slightly larger than females.

Like most sunbirds, the male Plain-throated Sunbird is more colourful than the female. The male has iridescent green and purple upperparts with chestnut on the wing-coverts and scapulars; it is primarily yellow below. The female is olive-green above and yellowish below.

Behaviour

The Plain-throated Sunbird primarily feeds on nectar, but it will also take small fruits and berries. Juveniles are fed with insects.

References


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