Where to see
Anthreptes orientalis
Samburu National Reserve leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Samburu National Reserve
In Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Mkomazi National Park and more
After Samburu National Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird are in Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%), Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and April in Samburu National Reserve (about 60%), January in Mkomazi National Park (about 60%) and April and November in Tsavo West National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird on a given day. Each park's Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
