Aethopyga siparaja
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar. They may also take insects, especially when feeding their young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. It is the unofficial national bird of Singapore, as declared by the Nature Society Singapore.
Crimson sunbirds are tiny, only 11 cm long. They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding. The adult male has a crimson breast and maroon back, with black malar stripes. The rump is yellow and the belly is olive. The female has an olive-green back, yellowish breast and white tips to the outer tail feathers. In most of the range, males have a long green-blue tail, but A.s. nicobarica of the Nicobar Islands and the former subspecies A. vigorsii (Western crimson sunbird) of the Western Ghats of India lack the long central tail feathers. Their call is chee-cheewee.
The crimson sunbird is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, through Nepal, Pakistan... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 18 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 19 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 20 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 21 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 23 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guwahati | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Dehradun | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Jammu | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kathmandu | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Chandigarh | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson Sunbird sighting in Chandigarh on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th most-seen of the 161 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson Sunbird in Chandigarh on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Chandigarh's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
9th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Crimson Sunbird sightings, Chandigarh ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Guwahati (India, about 30%), Dehradun (India, about 20%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crimson Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Chandigarh (33 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
