Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusLeptocoma (Green-capped Sunbirds)
- SpeciesLeptocoma zeylonica (Purple-rumped Sunbird)
Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park
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Cinnyris asiaticus
Crimson Sunbird
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Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Large Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina macei
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
📅 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple-rumped Sunbird in Kanha National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Purple-rumped Sunbird sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 155 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purple-rumped Sunbird in Kanha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Purple-rumped Sunbird in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.