Welcome Guest

Brown-throated Sunbird

Anthreptes malacensis (Scopoli, GA 1786)

Related taxa:
Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis malacensis Bruno Durand 2017-03-05 Pedungan, Kota Denpasar, Bali, Bali (mainland) (Indonesia) (0 m) call -

In mangrove

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 358920
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Frank Lambert 2012-09-10 Port Dickson, Howes, Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) (50 m) calls of male (A) - 2nd part of two part recording. Fisrt part is XC109955 109956
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Mark Hogarth 2026-04-27 , Trat (Thailand)   -   656025138
macaulaylibrary.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Sreekar Rachakonda 2020-12-01 National University Singapore including National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore (Singapore)   -   284515861
macaulaylibrary.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis David Edwards ?-3-2008 Cat Tien, Lam Dong (Vietnam) (370 m) song (A) -   26267
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) 2018-04-08 Tambon Bang Kaeo, Amphoe Bang Phli, Chang Wat Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan (Thailand) (0 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 415480
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Paulo Alves 2015-03-26 Bogor Botanical Gardens, Bogor, West Java, Jawa Barat Province (Indonesia) (280 m) call, male -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 233043
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Stephan Risch 2023-02-07 Petchaburi, Kaeng Krachan, Kum Nang Phaya Resort and environment, Kaeng Krachan (Thailand) (220 m) call, song - [sono] 784589
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis convergens Frank Lambert 2012-08-15 Flores, near Labuanbajo, Flores (Indonesia) (10 m) call, female -

Female seen well, calling in hotel garden

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 121710
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Peter Boesman 2014-06-08 Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Selangor (Malaysia) song - [sono] 290922
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Arjun Dutta 2023-08-10 Mertasari Beach, Denpasar City, Bali, Bali Province (Indonesia) (0 m) song -

Slightly but minimally edited.

 954994
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis malacensis Greg Irving 2020-08-09 Thai Samakkhi Village, Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao, Chang Wat Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) (440 m) call -

Likely a juvenile. Plain-looking, not a long bill. Did not see begging behaviour.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 607304
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis David Darrell-Lambert 2025-06-21 Teochew Cemetery Park (near Bangkok), Sathon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Sathorn (Thailand) (0 m) song - [sono] 1008077
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Peter Boesman 2017-02-11 Lower Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Sabah (Malaysia) song -

ID certainty 90%.

 359557
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) 2017-07-15 Lampang, Mueang Lampang District, Lampang, Lampang (Thailand) (240 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 379920
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Mark Hogarth 2026-05-19 , Trat (Thailand)   -   657878201
macaulaylibrary.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis malacensis Sam Hambly 2024-01-14 Thap Yao (near Bangkok), Lat Krabang, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Lat Krabang (Thailand) (0 m) call - [sono] 861718
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Peter Boesman 2017-02-13 Lower Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Sabah (Malaysia) song - [sono] 359558
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis David Darrell-Lambert 2025-01-08 Teochew Cemetery Park (near Bangkok), Sathon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Sathorn (Thailand) (0 m) song - [sono] 962690
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis malacensis Amar-Singh HSS 2020-07-25 Kinta District (near Ipoh), Negeri Perak, Perak (Malaysia) (60 m) adult, male, song -

These are the common calls made by this species and usually repeated in varying frequency – can be rapid in sequence (every second) or 3-5 seconds part. HBW 2020 describes these 2-3 note calls as the ‘song’ and translates them as “sweet-sweet”, or “swit-swit-sweet”. The sonogram is fascinating in its structure, showing far more complexity to the ‘song’ than what we hear with our ears.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 579168
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis David Darrell-Lambert 2024-11-09 Teochew Cemetery Park (near Bangkok), Sathon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Sathorn (Thailand) (0 m) call - [also] [sono] 949388
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Mark Hogarth 2026-04-28 , Trat (Thailand)   -   656104443
macaulaylibrary.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Bernard BOUSQUET 2017-02-02 Muang Pattaya, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chang Wat Chon Buri, Chon Buri (Thailand) (20 m) male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 581606
xeno-canto.org
Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis Sreekar 2020-12-16 Kent Ridge Park, Singapore, Singapore (Singapore) (60 m) adult, call, female -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 609818
xeno-canto.org
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Creative Commons License Xeno-Canto: all recordings are copyrighted by their recordists and appear here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.

Macaulay Library recordings appear here under the Macaulay Library Terms of Use.

Avibase has been visited 503,606,842 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy