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Cinnyris bifasciatus

Purple-banded Sunbird


Cinnyris bifasciatus

(Shaw, G, 1812)

Family: Nectariniidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Certhia bifasciata.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The purple-banded sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Tsavo sunbird, sometimes lumped with the purple-banded, is here considered a separate species.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cinnyris bifasciatus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
113363425/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionKasenyi Track, Queen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.