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Red-throated sunbird

Anthreptes rhodolaemus Shelley, 1878

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The red-throated sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.1 g to 13.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Red-throated sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-throated sunbird

Weight
13.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-throated sunbird live?

Not recorded

What is the red-throated sunbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-throated sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-throated sunbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-throated_sunbird&oldid=1380714027), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-throated sunbird endangered?

The red-throated sunbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-throated sunbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyNectariniidae
  6. genusAnthreptes
  7. SpeciesAnthreptes rhodolaemus Shelley, 1878

Synonyms Anthrepetes rhodolaema, Anthreptes rhodolaema, Anthreptes rhodolaema, Anthreptes rhodolaema, Anthreptes rhodolaema aenea

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • suimanga gola-roigCatalan
  • strdimil červenohrdlýCzech
  • Rødstrubet SolfuglDanish
  • RotkehlnektarvogelGerman
  • Rotkehl-NektarvogelGerman
  • ruĝgorĝa nektarinioEsperanto
  • Suimanga gorjirrojoSpanish
  • tiilikurkkumedestäjäFinnish
  • Souimanga à gorge rougeFrench
  • ružičastogrli medosasCroatian
  • vöröstorkú nektármadárHungarian
  • Burung-madu leher-merahIndonesian
  • Nettarinia golarossaItalian
  • ノドアカコバシタイヨウチョウJapanese
  • rausvagurklė trumpauodegė nektarinukėLithuanian
  • RoodkeelhoningzuigerDutch
  • rosenstrupesolfuglNorwegian
  • nektarzyk czerwonogardłyPolish
  • beija-flor-de-garganta-vermelhaPortuguese
  • nectarínia-de-garganta-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Красногорлая нектарницаRussian
  • Красногорлая короткохвостая нектарницаRussian
  • nektárovka červenohrdláSlovak
  • Crvenovrata sunčicaSerbian
  • rosastrupig solfågelSwedish
  • นกกินปลีคอสีน้ำตาลแดงThai
  • Kırmızı Gerdanlı NektarkuşuTurkish
  • саїманга червоногорлаUkrainian
  • 棕喉食蜜鳥Chinese
  • 棕喉食蜜鸟Chinese
  • 紅喉直嘴太陽鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the red-throated sunbird

Other species in the same genus Anthreptes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-throated sunbird?

An adult red-throated sunbird weighs 13.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-throated sunbird endangered?

The red-throated sunbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the red-throated sunbird?

The red-throated sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_throated_sunbird_2026,
  title = {Red-throated sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-throated-sunbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}