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The Brown-throated Sunbird
(Anthreptes malacensis)
It is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Both sexes have bright yellow underparts. Males have brighter and iridescent upperparts while Females have dull olive-green upperparts.
The females are difficult to separate from female red-throated sunbirds (Anthreptes rhodolaema), but males can be separated by sides of head which are dark green while red-throated sunbird's are maroon-red.
Size
Approximate total body length is 14 cm.
Status
Very common resident in Singapore.
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