Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Purple Sunbird
The Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyris asiaticus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple Sunbird
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyris asiaticus brevirostris
- Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus
- Cinnyris asiaticus intermedius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia asiatica
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India; restricted to Gurgaon by Baker, 1926, Fauna Brit. India, Birds, 3, p. 396.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.288
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Bates's Sunbird
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Copper Sunbird
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Ornate Sunbird
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Tukangbesi Sunbird
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Sahul Sunbird
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Garden Sunbird
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Palawan Sunbird
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South Moluccan Sunbird
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