Wildlifeof Thailand
Temminck's Sunbird
Nectariniidae
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Aethopyga temminckii
Basic stats
Diet
Nectar and insects
Habitat
Montane forest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
This vivid red-and-purple Sundaic sunbird uses mountain forest flowers and also takes small insects (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Temminck's Sunbird eat?
- Nectar and insects
- What habitat does the Temminck's Sunbird live in?
- Montane forest
- Where is the Temminck's Sunbird found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo