Anthreptes malacensis

(Scopoli, 1786) · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Nectariniidae/Anthreptes

At a glance

Occurrence records83 481

Data sources10

Biological traits27

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources10 archives

Databases and archives Anthreptes malacensis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation12 languages↗

Animal Diversity WebUniv. of Michigan MZspecies account↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility83 481 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeADW · Wikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources27 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF83 481 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

01Narrative

The brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis), also known as the plain-throated sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in south-east Asia, ranging from Myanmar to the Lesser Sundas and west Philippines. The grey-throated sunbird found in the remaining part of the Philippines is often considered a subspecies of the brown-throated sunbird, but the two differ consistently in measurements and plumage, and there is no evidence of intergradation between them.Cheke, R. A., & Mann, C. F. (2008). Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis). pp. 247 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D. A. eds. (2008). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBEltonTraitsAVONET

Size & morphology13

Beak depth3.3 mm

Beak length (culmen)20.3 mm

Beak length (nares)14.6 mm

Beak width3.7 mm

Body mass11.35 g

Body mass (female)10.47 g

Body mass (male)12.15 g

Hand-wing index18.3

Kipp's distance11.8 mm

Secondary length52.5 mm

Tail length39.6 mm

Tarsus length16.4 mm

Wing length67.1 mm

Life cycle & reproduction1

Litter size2

Diet & foraging9

Canopy20 %

Fruit20 %

Invertebrate60 %

Midhigh30 %

Nectar10 %

Seed10 %

Trophic levelomnivore

Trophic nicheInvertivore

Understory50 %

Habitat & environment4

HabitatWoodland

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleInsessorial

Range size2 166 604 km²

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Anthreptes malacensis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

BINs1

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

Countries2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5PND2

animal barcodemitochondrial

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type83 481 records

Wild obs. + sensor83 177

Museum / vouchered304

Origin

Native67

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO35 280 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy79% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 970≤1 km 1 266≤10 km 451>10 km 387

4 074 georeferenced · 79 103 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor83 177

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy41% within 1 km

≤100 m 7≤1 km 79≤10 km 74>10 km 51

211 georeferenced · 93 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence304

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions16 of 21 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Cambridge, US	103
US	42
Copenhagen, DK	42
Seattle, US	27
Philadelphia, US	18
Louisiana State University, Museum of Zoologylocation not on record	10
Washington, US	10
Ann Arbor, US	8
Wuzhou, CN	6
	4
Brussels, BE	3
RBINS-Scientific Heritagelocation not on record	3
Honolulu, US	3
Musée des Confluenceslocation not on record	3
NHMOlocation not on record	2
South Kensington, GB	2
Bourges, FR	2
Ohio State University - Bird Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM)location not on record	1
New Haven, US	1
Paris, FR	1
Edmonton, CA	1

21 institutions · 292 of 304 vouchered records shown · 12 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Anthreptes malacensis was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median24.6 °C 24.4–24.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter0.9 °C

Max temp (day)28.1 °C 28.0–28.2

Min temp (night)21.5 °C 21.2–21.7

Precipitation252 mm/mo 194–309

Air humidity69.3 % 68.2–70.3

Moisture balance116 mm/mo 61.4–171

Vapour deficit947 Pa 923–970

Wind speed1.30 m/s 0.9–1.80

Cloud cover63.3 % 62.2–64.5

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Anthreptes malacensis

At a glance

Sources10 archives

Size & morphology13

Life cycle & reproduction1

Diet & foraging9

Habitat & environment4

At a glance

Record type83 481 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions16 of 21 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type83 481 records