The Purple Sunbirds (Cinnyris asiaticus) are small, nectar-feeding birds that belong to the sunbird family.

Their extensive natural range stretches from West Asia through the Indian Subcontinent and into Southeast Asia.
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They share many similarities with the New World ("Americas") hummingbirds, as they are also able to hover in front of flowers to retrieve nectar.

They are usually seen in pairs or small (family) groups, except at favored feeding sites where up to 40 to 50 of them can be found.

Captive sunbirds have been reported to live nearly 22 years.

Purple Sunbirds are mostly resident (non-migratory) and are distributed from sub-Saharan tropical Africa, the eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula through the Indian sub-continent and into Southeast Asia.

Short-distance / local movements (particularly in the drier areas of northwestern India and Pakistan) and altitudinal migration pattern have been noted in some parts of their range - most likely as they follow the flowering seasons of their favorite feeding flowers.

They mostly live in plains, but may move up to 5,600 feet (~1,700 meters) in the Himalayas and up to 7,900 feet (~ 2,400 meters) in southern India.

They inhabit thin forests, but are also found in gardens and even in dense urban areas, where they are usually observed near flowering shrubs and trees.

Subspecies and Ranges:
Indian Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus - Latham, 1790) - Nominate form
Range: India east of the desert region and south of the Himalayas extending to the west and south of India and Sri Lanka.
Short-billed Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus brevirostris - Blanford, 1873)
Range: Eastern Arabian Peninsula, including northern United Arab Emirates, northern and central Oman), as well as southeastern Iran, eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan and western India (western regions of Rajasthan and Gujarat).Occur in the dry zone of the west from the eastern Arabian Peninsula into southeastern Iran, eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan until the dry zone (western regions) of Rajasthan and Gujarat.ID: Their yellow pectoral tufts ("arm pits") have a slight tinge of green.
Long-billed Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus intermedius - Hume, 1870)
Range: East India, from Assam south to the border of Orissa and northern Andra Pradesh) northwards into Bangladesh east to Myanmar, southern China (southern Yunnan) and Indochina.

Description
Size
Purple Sunbirds measure up to 4 inches (10 cm) in length, including the tail.

Males
The adult breeding male has a plumage that may appear all black (particular in low light) or dark metallic blue or purplish-black - depending on the light conditions. The wings are dark brown. During courtship displays, breeding males will flash their yellow pectoral tufts ("arm pits"), which are otherwise hidden. They have bright blue shoulder patches and an iridescent maroon collar around the neck.

The eclipse (non-breeding) male has a pale olive brown or yellow-grey upper plumage, except for blackish wings and tail. The chest and abdomen are yellow with a blue central streak extending from the throat to the abdomen. Males in the eclipse plumage were formerly separated as species currucaria.

Females
Females are yellow-grey to olive brown above and yellowish below. The throat and chest are yellow turning paler towards the vent. She has a faint yellow supercilium (line above eye). Her black tail has a narrow white tip.

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