Brown-throated Sunbird

Brown-throated Sunbird

Anthreptes malacensis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cần Thơ

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

11 Verified sightings at Cần Thơ
3,691 In all 18 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Brown-throated Sunbird

The brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis), also known as the plain-throated sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in south-east Asia, ranging from Myanmar to the Lesser Sundas and west Philippines. The grey-throated sunbird found in the remaining part of the Philippines is often considered a subspecies of the brown-throated sunbird, but the two differ consistently in measurements and plumage, and there is no evidence of intergradation between them. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:21

Laos · 2024

© Bram Piot · XC922614 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:25

Malaysia · 2017

© Peter Boesman · XC359557 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:56

Malaysia · 1988

© Arend Wassink · XC158733 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
5 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
6 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
8 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
10 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
11 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
12 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
13 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
14 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
16 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
18 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
2 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~40%
3 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
5 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~30%
6 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
8 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
9 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-throated Sunbird in Cần Thơ?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Sunbird sighting in Cần Thơ on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 22 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

What time of day is best to see a Brown-throated Sunbird?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-throated Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Cần Thơ the best place to see a Brown-throated Sunbird?

10th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Brown-throated Sunbird sightings, Cần Thơ ranks 10th at about 20%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 50%), Phnom Penh (Cambodia, about 40%) and Kuching (Malaysia, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Brown-throated Sunbird live in Cần Thơ?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Brown-throated Sunbird that you can see in Cần Thơ (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Malaysian Pied-Fantail (about 40%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 40%) and House Sparrow (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown-throated Sunbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-throated Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cần Thơ (11 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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