Temminck's Sunbird
Temminck's SunbirdTemminck's SunbirdTemminck's SunbirdTemminck's Sunbird

Temminck's Sunbird

Aethopyga temminckii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
1,412 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Sunbird sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,412 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Crimson Sunbird
LC

Crimson Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga siparaja

5–10% · With luck
Whitehead's Spiderhunter
LC

Whitehead's Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera juliae

10–20% · With luck
Brown-throated Sunbird
LC

Brown-throated Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthreptes malacensis

5–10% · With luck
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

5–10% · With luck
Bornean Spiderhunter

Bornean Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera everetti

5–10% · With luck
Plain Sunbird
LC

Plain Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthreptes simplex

5–10% · Rare
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
LC

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chalcoparia singalensis

<5% · Rare
Purple-naped Spiderhunter

Purple-naped Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypogramma hypogrammicum

<5% · Rare
Thick-billed Spiderhunter
LC

Thick-billed Spiderhunter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arachnothera crassirostris

<5% · Rare
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
LC

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera chrysogenys

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Spiderhunter
LC

Long-billed Spiderhunter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arachnothera robusta

<5% · Rare
Red-throated Sunbird
NT

Red-throated Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthreptes rhodolaemus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
60–70%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Temminck's Sunbird in Kinabalu Park?

About 63% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Sunbird sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,412 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Temminck's Sunbird in Kinabalu Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Temminck's Sunbird in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Kinabalu Park