Aethopyga temminckii
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In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Sunbird sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 200th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Sunbird in Sepilok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Temminck's Sunbird sightings, Sepilok ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 60%), 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 Sepilok (16 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.
