Purple-rumped Sunbird
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Purple-rumped Sunbird

Leptocoma zeylonica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
573 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) is a sunbird endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. Like other sunbirds, they are small in size, feeding mainly on nectar but sometimes take insects, particularly when feeding young. They can hover for short durations but usually perch to lap nectar from flowers. They build a hanging pouch nest made up of cobwebs, lichens and plant material. Males are contrastingly coloured but females are olive above and yellow to buff below. Males are easily distinguished from the purple sunbird by the light coloured underside while females can be told apart from males by their whitish throats. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-rumped Sunbird sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 573 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Crimson-backed Sunbird
LC Endemic

Crimson-backed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma minima

10–20% · With luck
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

20–30% · Possible
Long-billed Sunbird
LC

Long-billed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris lotenius

10–20% · With luck
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

5–10% · Rare
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

40–50% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

40–50% · Likely
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
5 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-rumped Sunbird in Nagarhole National Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-rumped Sunbird sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 573 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Purple-rumped Sunbird in Nagarhole National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Purple-rumped Sunbird in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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