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Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham, J 1790)
The purple sunbird is a small bird in the sunbird family found mainly in South and Southeast Asia but extending west into parts of the Arabian peninsula. Like other sunbirds they feed mainly on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. They have a fast and direct flight and can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but often perch at the base of flowers. The males can appear all black in harsh sunlight but the purple iridescence is visible on closer observation or under good light conditions. Females are olive above and yellowish below. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cinnyris
Scientific:
Cinnyris asiaticus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cinnyris
Scientific:
Cinnyris asiaticus
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
1 p.288
Protonym:
Certhia asiatica
Type locality:
India; restricted to Gurgaon by Baker, 1926, Fauna Brit. India, Birds, 3, p. 396.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510659
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E9BCF7640544FC7C
Avibase ID:
avibase-E9BCF764
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E9BCF764
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916460
Geographic range:
- Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus: India and Sri Lanka
- Cinnyris asiaticus brevirostris: northeastern Arabia and southeastern Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India
- Cinnyris asiaticus intermedius: Bangladesh to Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, and Indochina
Source: Clements checklist
Purple Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga metàl·lic
Czech:
strdimil fialový
Danish:
Purpursolfugl
German:
Purpurnektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Asiático
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Asiático
Finnish:
purppuramedestäjä
French:
Souimanga asiatique
Croatian:
purpurni medosas
Hungarian:
bíbor nektármadár
Icelandic:
Purpurasóli
Italian:
Nettarinia purpurea
Japanese (romaji):
murasakitaiyouchou
Japanese:
ムラサキタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Azijinė spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch:
Purperhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Purpursolfugl
Norwegian:
Purpursolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik stalowy
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-púrpura
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-púrpura
Russian:
Атласная нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka ligotavá
Serbian:
Ljubičasta sunčica
Swedish:
purpursolfågel
Ukrainian:
Маріка пурпурова
Chinese:
紫色花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紫花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga asiatique ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga asiatique ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Purple Sunbird ( Cinnyris asiaticus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia asiatica [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia asiatica [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia asiatica [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Purple Sunbird ( Nectarinia asiatica) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyris asiaticus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyris asiaticus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Purpersuikerbekkie
Belarusian: Пурпурная нектарніца
Bulgarian: Пурпурна нектарница
Bengali: বেগুনি মৌটুসি
Catalan: suimanga metàl·lic, Suimanga metàŀlic
Czech: strdimil fialový, Strdimil nachový
Welsh: Aderyn haul porffor
Danish: Purpursolfugl
German: Purpurnektarvogel, Purpur-Nektarvogel
Greek: Πoρφυρovεκταρoπoύλι
English: Purple Sunbird
English, HBW: Purple Sunbird
English (IOC): Purple Sunbird
English (United States): Purple Sunbird
Esperanto: Purpura sunbirdo
Spanish: Nectarina Asiática, Suimanga Asiático
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Asiático
Spanish (HBW): Suimanga asiático
Persian: شهدخوار
Finnish: Purppuramedestäjä
French: Souimanga asiatique, Souimanga pourpré
Frisian: Poarperhuningsûger
Irish: Grianóg chorcra
Galician: Bicaflor asiático
Hebrew: צופית סגולה
Hindi: Phul soongni, Shakar khora, Then-kudi
Croatian: purpurni medosas
Hungarian: bíbor nektármadár
Icelandic: Purpurasóli
Italian: Nettarinia purpurea, Nettarinia viola
Japanese (romaji): murasaki taiyō-chō, murasakitaiyouchou
Japanese: ムラサキタイヨウチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 紫太陽鳥
Korean: 물총새
Korean (Transliteration): mul-chong-sae
Kirghiz: Азия шимикчиси
Scientific: Certhia asiatica, Certhia chloroptera, Cinnyris asiaticus, Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus, Nectarinia asiatica
Lithuanian: Azijinė spalvingoji nektarina, Purpurinė nektarinė
Latvian: purpura nektārputns
Malayalam: കറുപ്പൻ തേൻകിളി, കറുപ്പന് തേന്കിളി
Marathi: जांभळा शिंजीर
Nepali: कालोबु·ेचरा
Dutch: Purperhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Purpursolfugl
Norwegian: Purpursolfugl
Polish: nektarnik stalowy
Pinyin: qīng yǔ què, qīng-hàn, qīng-zhuāng, xián-yú cuì-niǎo, xìn-tiān-yuán, zǐ huā-mì-niǎo, zǐ-sè huā-mì-niǎo
Portuguese: Beija-flor-asiático, Beija-flor-púrpura
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-púrpura
Rhaeto-Romance: Nectarinia purpura
Romanian: Păsăre-nectar asiatică
Russian: Азиатская нектарница, Атласная нектарница, Пурпурная нектарница, Пурпуровая нектарница
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Dam Sutikka
Slovak: nektárovka ligotavá, Nektárovka modrofialová
Slovenian: Škrlatni medoses
Serbian: Ljubičasta sunčica
Swedish: Purpursolfågel
Tamil: Oodha Thenchittu
Thai: นกกินปลีดำม่วง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kin-plii sĭi-dam-mûaŋ
Turkish: Mor Nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Маріка пурпурова
Vietnamese: Chim Hút mật đen, Chim Hút mật họng đen, Hút mật họng đen
Chinese: 紫色花蜜鸟, 紫色蜜鸟, 紫花蜜鸟, 衔鱼翠鸟, 青庄, 青羽雀, 青翰
Chinese (Traditional): 信天緣, 紫色花蜜鳥, 紫花蜜鳥, 銜魚翠鳥, 青庄, 青羽雀, 青翰
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