Where to see
Cinnyris regius
Nyungwe National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Regal Sunbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Nyungwe National Park
In Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Sunbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Volcanoes National Park and more
After Nyungwe National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Regal Sunbird are in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 30%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and November–January in Nyungwe National Park (about 70%), January and June–July in Volcanoes National Park (about 50%) and May in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Regal Sunbird on a given day. Each park's Regal Sunbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
