Long-billed Sunbird
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Long-billed Sunbird

Cinnyris lotenius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yala National Park
163 Verified records at Yala National Park
December 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Sunbird sighting in Yala National Park, based on 163 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

30–40% · Possible
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

40–50% · Likely
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Fantail
LC

White-browed Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura aureola

50–60% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

40–50% · Likely
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Terpsiphone paradisi

40–50% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

40–50% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Yala National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Sunbird sighting in Yala National Park, based on 163 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-billed Sunbird in Yala National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Long-billed Sunbird in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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