Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusCinnyris (Cinnyris Sunbirds)
- SpeciesCinnyris asiaticus (Purple Sunbird)
Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park
Long-billed Sunbird
Cinnyris lotenius
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Leptocoma minima
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 20 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 21 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 22 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 23 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple Sunbird in Eravikulam National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Purple Sunbird sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purple Sunbird in Eravikulam National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Purple Sunbird in Eravikulam National Park in our monthly data.