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 Ranthambore National Park
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Large Grey Babbler
Turdoides malcolmi
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris xanthocollis
📅 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 Ranthambore National Park?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Purple Sunbird sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 544 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purple Sunbird in Ranthambore National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Purple Sunbird in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.