- 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 ofbird in theNectariniidae family. Found inBrunei ,Cambodia ,Indonesia ,Laos ,Malaysia ,Myanmar , thePhilippines ,Singapore ,Thailand , andVietnam , its naturalhabitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforest s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.Description
The Plain-throated Sunbird is a relatively large, heavy
sunbird with a thickbill . 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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