Purple Sunbird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Old latin name for birdNectarinia asiatica, Certhia asiatica, Certhia chloroptera
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilySunbirds / Nectariniidae
GenusCinnyris
Breeding regionEurasia, Oriental Region
Breeding subregione Arabian Pen. to se Asia

Purple Sunbird bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    India
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
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    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Thailand
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    Call, © Eric DeFonso
    Thailand
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    Song, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Purple Sunbird

Purple Sunbird subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticusNepal, n, c, s India and Sri Lanka-No
Cinnyris asiaticus brevirostrise Arabian Pen. to w India-No
Cinnyris asiaticus intermediuse India and Bangladesh to Indochina-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansPurpersuikerbekkie
BelarusianПурпурная нектарніца
Bengaliবেগুনি মৌটুসি
BulgarianПурпурна нектарница
CatalanSuimanga metàŀlic, suimanga metàl·lic
Chinese紫色花蜜鸟, 青翰, 青庄, 衔鱼翠鸟, 紫花蜜鸟, 紫色蜜鸟, 青羽雀
Chinese (Traditional)紫色花蜜鳥, 青羽雀, 銜魚翠鳥, 青翰, 青庄, 信天緣, 紫花蜜鳥
Croatianpurpurni medosas
Czechstrdimil fialový, Strdimil nachový
DanishPurpursolfugl
DutchPurperhoningzuiger
EsperantoPurpura sunbirdo
Finnishpurppuramedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga pourpré, Souimanga asiatique
FrisianPoarperhuningsûger
GalicianBicaflor asiático
GermanPurpurnektarvogel, Purpur-Nektarvogel
GreekΠoρφυρovεκταρoπoύλι
Hebrewצופית סגולה
HindiThen-kudi, Shakar khora, Phul soongni
Hungarianbíbor nektármadár
IcelandicPurpurasóli
IrishGrianóg chorcra
ItalianNettarinia viola, Nettarinia purpurea
Japaneseムラサキタイヨウチョウ
Korean물총새
Latvianpurpura nektārputns
Lithuanianazijinė spalvingoji nektarina, Purpurinė nektarinė
Malayalamകറുപ്പൻ തേൻകിളി, കറുപ്പന്‍   തേന്‍കിളി
Marathiजांभळा शिंजीर
Nepaliकालोबु·ेचरा
Norwegianpurpursolfugl, Purpursolfugl
Norwegian NynorskPurpursolfugl
Persianشهدخوار
Polishnektarnik stalowy
PortugueseBeija-flor-asiático, beija-flor-púrpura, nectarínia-asiática
RomanianPăsăre-nectar asiatică
RussianАтласная нектарница, Пурпуровая нектарница, Пурпурная нектарница, Азиатская нектарница
SerbianLjubičasta sunčica
SlovakNektárovka modrofialová, nektárovka ligotavá
SlovenianŠkrlatni medoses
SpanishSuimanga asiático, Nectarina Asiática
Swedishpurpursolfågel
TamilOodha Thenchittu
Thaiนกกินปลีดำม่วง
TurkishMor Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianмаріка пурпурова
VietnameseChim Hút mật đen, Hút mật họng đen, Chim Hút mật họng đen
WelshAderyn haul porffor