Wildlifeof Sumatra
Temminck's Sunbird
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Aethopyga temminckii
Basic stats
Habitat
Tropical moist montane forest, up to 1,800m
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, West Malaysia and south-west Thailand
Size
10cm (female) to 12.5cm (male)
Temminck's sunbird is found up to 1,800 m in tropical moist montane forest in Borneo, Sumatra, West Malaysia and south-west Thailand. Its common and scientific names commemorate the Dutch aristocrat and zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. It has been considered conspecific with the Javan sunbird (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is 10 cm (female) to 12.5 cm (male) long. The longer-tailed male is mostly scarlet, except for a greyish belly (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Temminck's Sunbird live in?
- Tropical moist montane forest, up to 1,800m
- Where is the Temminck's Sunbird found?
- Borneo, Sumatra, West Malaysia and south-west Thailand
- How big is the Temminck's Sunbird?
- 10cm (female) to 12.5cm (male)