Where to see
Hedydipna collaris
iSimangaliso Wetland Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Collared Sunbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 12 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
In iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Sunbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and more
After iSimangaliso Wetland Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Collared Sunbird are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 40%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and July in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (about 60%), March, May–July and September in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (about 50%) and October in Arusha National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Collared Sunbird on a given day. Each park's Collared Sunbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
