Long-billed Sunbird
Cinnyris lotenius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusCinnyris (Cinnyris Sunbirds)
- SpeciesCinnyris lotenius (Long-billed Sunbird)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Orange-billed Babbler
Turdoides rufescens
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Black-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Ceylon Magpie
Urocissa ornata
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Ceylon Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Spot-winged Thrush
Geokichla spiloptera
📅 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 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-billed Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Long-billed Sunbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 116 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-billed Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Long-billed Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.