Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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none Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 00 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 01 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 02 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 03 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 04 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.1) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993) (v.1) Clements 3rd edition (v.1) Clements 4th edition (v.1) Howard and Moore 2nd edition (v.1) Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl) (v.1) Morony, Bock and Farrand (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original) (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0 (v.1)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Purperbandsuikerbekkie
Czech: Strdimil porfyrový
Danish: Purpurbåndet Solfugl
German: Kleiner Bindennektarvogel, Porphyrnektarvogel, Porphyr-Nektarvogel
English: Little Purple-banded Sunbird, Purple banded Sunbird, Purple-banded or Tsavo Sunbird, Purple-banded Sunbird, Purple-fasciated sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina de Bandas Moradas
Finnish: Purppuravyömedestäjä
French: Souimanga à bandeau pourpre, Souimanga à double bande, Souimanga bifascié, Souimanga bifascié ou S. du Tsavo, Souimanga vert et brun
Hungarian: kétcsíkos nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia bandaviola, Nettarinia bifasciata
Japanese (romaji): himenishikitaiyouchou, kochamunegoshikitaiyouchou
Japanese: コチャムネゴシキタイヨウチョウ, ヒメニシキタイヨウチョウ
Kwangali: Kalyambya
Scientific: Certhia bifasciata, Cinnyris [bifasciatus or tsavoensis], Cinnyris bifasciata, Cinnyris bifasciatus, Cinnyris bifasciatus bifasciatus, Cinnyris bifasciatus tsavoensis, Cinnyris tsavoensis, Nectarinia bifasciata, Nectarinia bifasciata bifasciata, Nectarinia tsavoensis
Lithuanian: Purpuradryžė spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch: Purperbandhoningzuiger, Purperband-honingzuiger
Norwegian: Purpurbåndsolfugl
Polish: nektarnik purpurowowstegi, nektarnik purpurowowstęgi
Portuguese: Beija flor de colar purpura, Beija-flor-de-colar-purpura, Beija-flor-de-peito-roxo
Russian: Пурпурнополосая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka porfýrová
Shona: Dzonya
Swedish: Purpurbandad solfågel
Swahili: Chozi Mkufu-zambarau
Ukrainian: Маріка пурпуровосмуга
Chinese: 紫斑花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紫斑花蜜鳥