Black-throated Sunbird
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Black-throated Sunbird
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-throated Sunbird
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Black-throated Sunbird
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Black-throated Sunbird
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-throated Sunbird
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-throated Sunbird
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-throated Sunbird
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Black-throated Sunbird
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF

Black-throated Sunbird

Aethopyga saturata

黑胸太阳鸟

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Distribution & Habitat

Found across the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions of Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Aethopyga
eBird Code
bltsun1

Subspecies (10)

  • Aethopyga saturata anomala

    hills of southern peninsular Thailand (Phatthalung and Trang)

  • Aethopyga saturata assamensis

    Bangladesh to Assam, northern Myanmar, and southwestern China (western Yunnan)

  • Aethopyga saturata cambodiana

    mountains of southwestern Cambodia

  • Aethopyga saturata galenae

    mountains of northwestern Thailand

  • Aethopyga saturata johnsi

    Langbian Plateau (southern Vietnam)

  • Aethopyga saturata ochra

    southern Laos (Bolaven Plateau) and central Vietnam (Dakto)

  • Aethopyga saturata petersi

    eastern Myanmar to northern Thailand, Laos, northern Vietnam, and southeastern Yunnan

  • Aethopyga saturata sanguinipectus

    hills of southeastern Myanmar (Karenni and northern Tenasserim)

  • Aethopyga saturata saturata

    Himalayas (Garhwal to Bhutan and southeastern Tibet)

  • Aethopyga saturata wrayi

    mountains of Malay Peninsula (south of Trang)

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.