Where to see
Cinnyris pulchellus
Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Beautiful Sunbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Sunbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Awash National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Beautiful Sunbird are in Awash National Park (Ethiopia, about 40%), Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and December in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 80%), January in Awash National Park (about 60%) and May in Ruaha National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Beautiful Sunbird on a given day. Each park's Beautiful Sunbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
