• Old latin name for bird Certhia chloroptera, Nectarinia asiatica, Certhia asiatica

Purple Sunbirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 2.
    Song, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 4.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Thailand
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Purple Sunbird

  • Breeding region Eurasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion e Arabian Pen. to se Asia

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansPurpersuikerbekkie
BelarusianПурпурная нектарніца
Bengaliবেগুনি মৌটুসি
BulgarianПурпурна нектарница
CatalanSuimanga metàŀlic, suimanga metàl·lic
Chinese紫色花蜜鸟, 青翰, 紫花蜜鸟, 青羽雀, 紫色蜜鸟, 青庄, 衔鱼翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional)銜魚翠鳥, 青翰, 青庄, 信天緣, 紫花蜜鳥, 紫色花蜜鳥, 青羽雀
Croatianpurpurni medosas
Czechstrdimil fialový, Strdimil nachový
DanishPurpursolfugl
DutchPurperhoningzuiger
EsperantoPurpura sunbirdo
Finnishpurppuramedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga pourpré, Souimanga asiatique
FrisianPoarperhuningsûger
GalicianBicaflor asiático
GermanPurpurnektarvogel, Purpur-Nektarvogel
GreekΠoρφυρovεκταρoπoύλι
Hebrewצופית סגולה
HindiPhul soongni, Shakar khora, Then-kudi
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
Norwegian NynorskPurpursolfugl
Persianشهدخوار
Polishnektarnik stalowy
PortugueseBeija-flor-asiático, beija-flor-púrpura
RomanianPăsăre-nectar asiatică
RussianПурпуровая нектарница, Азиатская нектарница, Пурпурная нектарница, Атласная нектарница
SerbianLjubičasta sunčica
SlovakNektárovka modrofialová, nektárovka ligotavá
SlovenianŠkrlatni medoses
SpanishSuimanga asiático, Nectarina Asiática
Swedishpurpursolfågel
TamilOodha Thenchittu
Thaiนกกินปลีดำม่วง
TurkishMor Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianмаріка пурпурова
VietnameseHút mật họng đen, Chim Hút mật đen, Chim Hút mật họng đen
WelshAderyn haul porffor