Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) - HBW 13, p. 296
French: Souimanga asiatique
German: Purpurnektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Asiático
Taxonomy: Certhia asiatica Latham, 1790, Gurgaon, Haryana, north India.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Has sometimes been considered to be part of a superspecies that also includes C. bouvieri, C. osea, C. oustaleti and C. talatala. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- brevirostris (Blanford, 1873) - E Arabian Peninsula (N United Arab Emirates, N & C Oman), and SE Iran, E Afghanistan, Pakistan and W India (W Rajasthan and W Gujarat).
- asiaticus (Latham, 1790) - India (except W & E ), Nepal and Sri Lanka.
- intermedius (Hume, 1870) - E India (Assam S to Orissa and N Andra Pradesh) and Bangladesh E to Myanmar, S China (S Yunnan) and Indochina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male feeding on nectar. Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 19 February 2011 1 year ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A male feeding the chicks, in M.P.Shah Cancer Hospital. Locality Haripura, Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
Bankim Desai 1 year ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A male building the nest . Locality Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 20 February 2013 4 weeks ago 9 sec 4.4 -
A male perched on a flower, feeding once and flying away. Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 19 February 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 4.3 -
A Female Purple Sunbird is sucking flowers nectar Locality Kookherd District, Bastak County, Hormozgān Province, Iran
Ghaffar 7 June 2012 49 weeks ago 1 min 12 sec 4 -
A male moving and feeding on flowers. Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 19 February 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 4 -
A male in eclipse plumage perched in a tree, singing. Locality Moti Virani, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 4 -
Male Purple Sunbird is singing and jumping on a tree Locality Kookherd District, Bastak County, Hormozgān Province, Iran
Ghaffar 7 June 2012 49 weeks ago 1 min 3.8 -
Nest construction by female and male Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2006 3 years ago 38 sec 3.8 -
A female on a branch, defecating and flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp asiaticus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 47 sec 3.7 -
A male singing on a branch Locality India (ssp brevirostris)
Rigdon Currie 28 February 2006 5 years ago 12 sec 3.6 -
A male perched on a flower, feeding on nectar. Locality Khoohdi (Khuri), Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 21 February 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 3.6 -
A male feeding on nectar, hanging. Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 19 February 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 3.6 -
A male preening in a tree, seen from below. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp intermedius)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 1 year ago 31 sec 3.5 -
Male and female with calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2003 3 years ago 16 sec 3.5 -
A male perched in a tree, preening and stretching the wings. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp intermedius)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 3.2 -
A male showing comfort behaviour in a bush Locality Surwall Lake, Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2004 8 years ago 25 sec 3.1 -
A male feeding on the flowers of a bush Locality Surwall Lake, Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2004 8 years ago 34 sec 3.1 -
Two female bird feeding on nectar from the tree. Locality Mukdahan, Mukdahan Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp intermedius)
Yoel Jimenez 28 January 2012 1 year ago 33 sec 3 -
A male Locality Al Safa Park, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates (ssp brevirostris)
Eric Roualet 23 February 2008 2 years ago 7 sec 3 -
A female perched, turning around and flying away. Locality Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp asiaticus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 3 years ago 8 sec 3 -
Male preening and calling Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 3 years ago 13 sec 3 -
A male feeding and flying away Locality Surwall Lake, Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2004 8 years ago 8 sec 3 -
A female perched and a male in eclipse plumage perched in a bush Locality Surwall Lake, Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2004 8 years ago 12 sec 2.9 -
A non-breeding plumaged male feeding Locality Himalayan Institute for Environment, Ranichouri, Uttarakhand, India (ssp brevirostris)
Umar Saif 29 February 2008 5 years ago 6 sec 2.6 -
An individual singing in a tree Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Anna Motis 28 February 2003 9 years ago 27 sec 2.6 -
A male feeding on nectar. Locality Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp asiaticus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 3 years ago 4 sec 2.5 -
Male hovering while feeding Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 June 2004 3 years ago 6 sec 2.5 -
Very short shot of a female sunbird Locality Sultanpur National Park, Haryana, India (ssp Purple Sunbird)
Anthony Laven 1 August 1994 2 years ago 9 sec 2 -
A fledging on a branch. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 5 sec 2 -
A brief view of a male perched. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 4 sec 2 -
A male in eclipse plumage perched and flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp asiaticus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 22 sec 2 -
A male in eclipse plumage preening in a high tree. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp asiaticus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 39 sec 2
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