Purple Sunbird

Cinnyris asiaticus - Souimanga asiatique

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Nectariniidés
Genus
:
Cinnyris
Species
:
asiaticus

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics

Size
: 11 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus (Nepal, n, c and s India and Sri Lanka)
Cinnyris asiaticus brevirostris (e Arabian Pen. to w India)
Cinnyris asiaticus intermedius (e India and Bangladesh to Indochina)

Foreign names

Souimanga asiatique,
Suimanga asiático,
nectarínia-asiática,
Purpurnektarvogel,
bíbor nektármadár,
Purperhoningzuiger,
Nettarinia purpurea,
purpursolfågel,
Purpursolfugl,
nektárovka ligotavá,
strdimil fialový,
Purpursolfugl,
purppuramedestäjä,
suimanga metàl·lic,
nektarnik stalowy,
purpura nektārputns,
Пурпуровая нектарница,
ムラサキタイヨウチョウ,
紫色花蜜鸟,
นกกินปลีดำม่วง,
紫花蜜鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens