Purple-banded Sunbird

Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Lower Zambezi National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
9 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
16 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
20 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
22 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
23 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-banded Sunbird in Lower Zambezi National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Purple-banded Sunbird sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple-banded Sunbird in Lower Zambezi National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Purple-banded Sunbird in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.

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