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 South Luangwa National Park
White-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Western Miombo Sunbird
Cinnyris gertrudis
Eastern Miombo Sunbird
Cinnyris manoensis
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus
Shelley's Sunbird
Cinnyris shelleyi
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Amethyst Sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Anchieta's Sunbird
Anthreptes anchietae
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes longuemarei
Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Purple-banded Sunbird at South Luangwa 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