Where to see
Cinnyris asiaticus
Gir National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Purple Sunbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Gir National Park
In Gir National Park, India, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Sunbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Bandhavgarh National Park and more
After Gir National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Purple Sunbird are in Bandhavgarh National Park (India, about 50%), Keoladeo National Park (India, about 50%) and Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%). Outside Asia, the best option is Doi Inthanon National Park in Southeast Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Gir National Park (about 80%), February and March in Bandhavgarh National Park (about 70%) and May in Keoladeo National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Purple Sunbird on a given day. Each park's Purple Sunbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
