Where to see
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Nairobi National Park leads · 22 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Scarlet-chested Sunbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 13 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 14 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 21 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Nairobi National Park
In Nairobi National Park, Kenya, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-chested Sunbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 22 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Selous Game Reserve and more
After Nairobi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Scarlet-chested Sunbird are in Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania, about 40%), Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April, June and August–October in Nairobi National Park (about 50%) and September and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Scarlet-chested Sunbird on a given day. Each park's Scarlet-chested Sunbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
