Purple Sunbird

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

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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	50–60%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
3	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
4	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
5	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
7	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	30–40%
8	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
9	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
10	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
11	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	20–30%
12	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
13	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
14	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
15	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	10–20%
16	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
17	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
18	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
19	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
20	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
21	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
22	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
23	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Purple Sunbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Purple Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.