Where to see
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uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-breasted Sunbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
uMkhuze Game Reserve
In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Sunbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gonarezhou National Park and more
After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a White-breasted Sunbird are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%), Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 50%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 80%), July to October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%) and August in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-breasted Sunbird on a given day. Each park's White-breasted Sunbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
