Loten's Sunbird

Cinnyris lotenius (Linnaeus, 1766)

12–13 cmLength8.8 gWeight

Loten's sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius), also known as the long-billed sunbird or maroon-breasted sunbird, is a sunbird endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka.

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Sri Lanka

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Loten's Sunbird has been recorded at 151 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

GKVK CampusIndia1,578 records
Rishi Valley – School CampusIndia1,328 records
Ferns ResidencyIndia821 records

More places

Kerala Agricultural UniversityIndia723 records
Valley SchoolIndia673 records
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural HistoryIndia617 records
Doddanekundi KereIndia596 records
IISc BangaloreIndia559 records
Thattekkad Bird SanctuaryIndia558 records
Eshwar Nagar, ManipalIndia519 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Sri Lanka

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Loten's sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius), also known as the long-billed sunbird or maroon-breasted sunbird, is a sunbird endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Named after Joan Gideon Loten, who was the Dutch governor of colonial Ceylon, it is very similar to the purple sunbird that is found in the same areas and also tends to hover at flowers for nectar, but can be distinguished by the longer bill, the maroon band on the breast and brownish wings. Like other sunbirds, it is also insectivorous and builds characteristic hanging nests.

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