Where to see
Chalcomitra hunteri
Tsavo West National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Hunter's Sunbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Tsavo West National Park
In Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Sunbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Mkomazi National Park and more
After Tsavo West National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Hunter's Sunbird are in Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%), Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and October in Tsavo West National Park (about 60%), January, March and July in Mkomazi National Park (about 50%) and July in Tsavo East National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Hunter's Sunbird on a given day. Each park's Hunter's Sunbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
