Zosterops kikuyuensis
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Kikuyu white-eye (Zosterops kikuyuensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of montane white-eye (Z. poliogastrus). It is found in central Kenya, in the Aberdare Mountains and on Mount Kenya. IUCN categorizes it as of least concern. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Kikuyu White-eye sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 199 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and September
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Kikuyu White-eye in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against about 30% in March and May, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kikuyu White-eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Kikuyu White-eye sightings, Aberdare National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kikuyu White-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (199 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.
