Aethopyga temminckii
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In 3 days >90%
Temminck's sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii) is a species of sunbird. It is found in up to 1800 m altitude in Borneo, Sumatra, West Malaysia, and south west Thailand in tropical moist montane forests. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch aristocrat and zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
It has been considered conspecific with Javan sunbird, Aethopyga mystacalis. The Temminck's sunbird is 10 cm (female) -12.5 cm (male) long. The longer-tailed male is mostly scarlet, except for a greyish belly, yellow and purple bands between the back and tail, and four purple bands on the head emanating from the beak. The female is drab olive, except for rufous fringes to the wing and tail feathers.
Notes Sources Robson, Craig: A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand ISBN 1-84330-921-1 Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Sunbird sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 2,056 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June and October–November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Sunbird in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against about 50% in January, the lowest month.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Temminck's 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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Temminck's Sunbird sightings, Kinabalu Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Temminck's Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (2,056 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
