• Synonyms Purplebanded Sunbird, Common Purple-banded Sunbird, Little Purple-banded Sunbird
  • Old latin name for bird Nectarinia bifasciata, Certhia bifasciata, Cinnyris bifasciata

Purple-banded Sunbirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 2.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Song, © Luca Forneris
    Tanzania
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Purple-banded Sunbird

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion wc, e, se

Purple-banded Sunbird subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cinnyris bifasciatus bifasciatussw Central African Republic and Gabon to w Angola-No
Cinnyris bifasciatus microrhynchuss DR Congo, s Uganda, s, c Kenya to ne Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and e South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansPurperbandsuikerbekkie
Catalansuimanga de banda porpra
Chinese紫斑花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)紫斑花蜜鳥
Croatianljubičastoprsi medosas
Czechstrdimil porfyrový
DanishPurpurbåndet Solfugl, Sunbird Purpurbåndet Solfugl
DutchGewone Purperbandhoningzuiger, Purperbandhoningzuiger, Purperband-honingzuiger
Finnishpurppuravyömedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga bifascié
GermanZweiband-Nektarvogel, Porphyrnektarvogel
Hungariankétcsíkos nektármadár
ItalianNettarinia bandaviola, Nettarinia bifasciata
Japaneseヒメニシキタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanianpurpuradryžė spalvingoji nektarina
Norwegianpurpurbåndsolfugl
Norwegian NynorskPurpurbandsolfugl
Polishnektarnik purpurowowstegi, nektarnik purpurowowstęgi
Portuguesebeija-flor-de-peito-roxo, Beija flor de colar purpura, beija-flor-de-duas-bandas
RussianПурпурнополосая нектарница, Сиреневогрудая нектарница
SerbianLjubičastogruda sunčica
ShonaDzonya
Slovaknektárovka porfýrová
SpanishNectarina de Bandas Moradas, Suimanga bandeado
SwahiliChozi Mkufu-zambarau
Swedishpurpurbandad solfågel
TurkishMor Kuşaklı Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianмаріка пурпуровосмуга