Long-billed Sunbird
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Long-billed Sunbird

Cinnyris lotenius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
116 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Loten's sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius), also known as the long-billed sunbird or maroon-breasted sunbird, is a sunbird endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Named after Joan Gideon Loten, who was the Dutch governor of colonial Ceylon, it is very similar to the purple sunbird that is found in the same areas and also tends to hover at flowers for nectar, but can be distinguished by the longer bill, the maroon band on the breast and brownish wings. Like other sunbirds, it is also insectivorous and builds characteristic hanging nests. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Sunbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

<5% · Rare
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely
Spot-winged Thrush
NT

Spot-winged Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla spiloptera

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
8 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
9 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-billed Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Sunbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-billed Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Long-billed Sunbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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