Nectarinia tacazze
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The Tacazze sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the eastern Afromontane forests. The bird is named after the Tacazze or Tekezé River and may easily be observed in nearby districts such as Degua Tembien in north Ethiopia. The species is found in evergreen forest, mountain woodlands and areas with scattered trees including Ficus sp., Euphorbia abyssinica and Juniperus procera. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tacazze Sunbird sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tacazze Sunbird in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, June and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tacazze 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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Tacazze Sunbird sightings, Aberdare National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia, about 30%).
Same genus: Nectarinia
The closest relatives of the Tacazze Sunbird that you can see in Aberdare National Park (genus Nectarinia, African Long-tailed Sunbirds) are Malachite Sunbird (about 30%), Bronze 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 Tacazze Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (100 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.
