Sunbirds

Black-throated Sunbird

Aethopyga saturata

The Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) is a 5.3 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

5.3 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Bhutan, China, Vietnam, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos.

Where to see it: Da Lat · Ta Nung Valley (Vietnam); Bukit Fraser* general area (use more precise location) (Malaysia); Deo Nui San pass (Vietnam); Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of Road (Nepal); Yongkhola camp (Bhutan).

Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist