Aethopyga saturata (Hodgson, 1836) is a animal in the Nectariniidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aethopyga saturata (Hodgson, 1836)

Aethopyga saturata (Hodgson, 1836)

The black-throated sunbird Aethopyga saturata is a Nectariniidae bird found in South and Southeast Asian moist forests.

Family
Genus
Aethopyga
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Aethopyga saturata (Hodgson, 1836)

Aethopyga saturata (Hodgson, 1836), commonly known as the black-throated sunbird, is a bird species that belongs to the Nectariniidae family. This species is distributed across the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas of Southeast Asia, with recorded occurrences in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Photo: (c) Robin James, all rights reserved, uploaded by Robin James

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Nectariniidae Aethopyga

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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