Purple Sunbird

Purple Sunbird

Cinnyris asiaticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cuc Phuong National Park
1 Verified records at Cuc Phuong National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) is a small bird in the sunbird family. It occurs in parts of the Arabian peninsula and South and Southeast Asia. It has a fast and direct flight and can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but often perches at the base of flowers. It feeds mainly on nectar and insects, especially when feeding young. The males can appear all black in harsh sunlight but the purple iridescence is visible on closer observation or under good light conditions. Females are olive above and yellowish below. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Fork-tailed Sunbird
LC

Fork-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga christinae

50–60% · Likely
Crimson Sunbird
LC

Crimson Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga siparaja

30–40% · Possible
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

20–30% · Possible
Purple-naped Spiderhunter

Purple-naped Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypogramma hypogrammicum

5–10% · With luck
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

<5% · Rare
Mrs Gould's Sunbird
LC

Mrs Gould's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga gouldiae

Insufficient data
White-bellied Yuhina
LC

White-bellied Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Erpornis zantholeuca

50–60% · Likely
Japanese Thrush
LC

Japanese Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus cardis

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe rufogularis

50–60% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
LC

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Culicicapa ceylonensis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Purple Sunbird at Cuc Phuong National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

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