Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusCinnyris (Cinnyris Sunbirds)
- SpeciesCinnyris bifasciatus (Purple-banded Sunbird)
The purple-banded sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Tsavo sunbird, sometimes lumped with the purple-banded, is here considered a separate species. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Mariqua Sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Shining Sunbird
Cinnyris habessinicus
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes orientalis
Pygmy Sunbird
Hedydipna platura
Hunter's Sunbird
Chalcomitra hunteri
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Purple-banded Sunbird at Kidepo Valley National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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