• Synonyms Small Sunbird, Purple rumped Sunbird
  • Old latin name for bird Certhia zeylonica, Certhia ceylanensis, Nectarinia zeylonica

Purple-rumped Sunbirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Sreekumar Chirukandoth
    India
  • 2.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    Sri Lanka
  • 3.
    Song, © Chloé
    India
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 6.
    Call, song, © Sreekumar Chirukandoth
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Purple-rumped Sunbird

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Indian subcontinent

Purple-rumped Sunbird subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Leptocoma zeylonica flaviventrisIndian Pen. and Bangladesh-No
Leptocoma zeylonica zeylonicaSri Lanka-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliবেগুনিকোমর মৌটুসি
Catalansuimanga de carpó porpra
Chinese紫腰花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)紫腰花蜜鳥
Croatianžutotrbi medosas
Czechstrdimil srílanský, Strdinil cejlonský
DanishIndisk Solfugl, Sri Lanka-solfugl
DutchPurperstuit-honingzuiger, Purperstuithoningzuiger
Finnishpihamedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga à ceinture marron, Souimanga à croupion pourpre
GermanIndiennektarvogel, Däumlingsnektarvogel, Ceylon Nektarvogel, Ceylonnektarvogel
HindiPukudichan
Hungarianceyloni nektármadár
ItalianNettarinia groppone purpureo, Nettarinia groppaviola
Japaneseクリセタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanianšrilankinė leptokoma
Malayalamമഞ്ഞ  തേന്‍കിളി, മഞ്ഞ തേൻകിളി, മഞ്ഞത്തേൻകിളി
Marathiजांभळ्या पुठ्ठ्याचा शिंजीर
Norwegianpurpurgumpsolfugl
Norwegian NynorskPurpurgumpsolfugl
Polishnektarnik zóltobrzuchy, nektarnik żółtobrzuchy, cudonektarnik żółtobrzuchy
Portuguesebeija-flor-do-ceilão, nectarínia-indiana
RussianЛимонная нектарница, Пурпурноспинная нектарница
SerbianLjubičastoleđa sunčica
Slovaknektárovka záhradná
SpanishSuimanga cingalés, Nectarina de Rabadilla Purpúrea
Swedishviolettgumpad solfågel
TamilOodha Pitta Thenchittu
TurkishMor Sokumlu Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianнектаринка лимонногруда