Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusLeptocoma (Green-capped Sunbirds)
- SpeciesLeptocoma zeylonica (Purple-rumped Sunbird)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus
Long-billed Sunbird
Cinnyris lotenius
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
📅 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple-rumped Sunbird in Sundarbans National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Purple-rumped Sunbird sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 253 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purple-rumped Sunbird in Sundarbans National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Purple-rumped Sunbird in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.