Nectarinia kilimensis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The bronze sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Bié Plateau (Angola) and eastern Afromontane forests. Bronze sunbirds have a long, thin, well-curved bill. Males have bronze-and-green undertones but most often look black in light. While the male has the undertones, the female however has a pale eyebrow and an added yellowish park below the belly with fine streaking. On some subspecies specifically located in Angola there is a splash of odd green, but it does not overlap in range with malachite or scarlet-tufted sunbirds in similar areas which do not have this green streaking. Male sunbirds lack any purple tones to the plumage which is found on female species.
Bronze sunbirds use a jumble of twittering notes followed by cleaner whistle sounds. These sounds are most often heard during the early morning and mid day. The bronze sunbird can be found in Africa. While not very common they can be best found near the edges of the Afromontane forest, mountain sides and Zimbabwe's eastern highlands and adjacent next to Mozambique. Other countries they can be found... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 13 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Sunbird sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Sunbird in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Bronze Sunbird sightings, Aberdare National Park ranks 7th at about 20%. The best odds are in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 50%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 50%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Nectarinia
The closest relatives of the Bronze Sunbird that you can see in Aberdare National Park (genus Nectarinia, African Long-tailed Sunbirds) are Malachite Sunbird (about 30%), Tacazze Sunbird (about 20%) and Red-tufted Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (75 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
