---
title: "Black-throated Sunbird"
description: "Aethopyga saturata — Birds. The black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-throated-sunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-throated Sunbird

> Aethopyga saturata — Birds. The black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

- Scientific name: *Aethopyga saturata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1251
- Wikidata: [Q2454690](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2454690)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13416](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13416)

## Names

- en: Black-throated Sunbird
- de: Schwarzkehlnektarvogel
- es: Suimanga Gorjinegro
- fr: Souimanga sombre
- nl: Zwartkeelhoningzuiger
- pl: Kwiatownik niebieskosterny

## Countries with the most observations

MY (467), TH (190), IN (160), CN (116), VN (72), BT (44), NP (23), MM (8), KH (6), LA (3)

## Summary

The black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
It is found in the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions of Southeast Asia, ranging across 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-throated_sunbird

## Photo

![Black-throated Sunbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-throated-sunbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Юрий Носков · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/331084576

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-throated-sunbird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).