Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus)
About the Purple-banded Sunbird
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. Purple-banded sunbird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 84 recordings for this species: 17 CC BY-NC-SA · 15 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Flame-breasted SunbirdCinnyris solarisrecording
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusrecording
- Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowirecording
- Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullusrecording
- Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisrecording
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.