Purple-breasted Sunbird
Nectarinia purpureiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusNectarinia (African Long-tailed Sunbirds)
- SpeciesNectarinia purpureiventris (Purple-breasted Sunbird)
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
Mariqua Sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis
Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
Cinnyris cupreus
Cinnyris cupreus
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
Cyanomitra cyanolaema
Green-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra rubescens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Purple-breasted Sunbird at Lake Mburo National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |