Cyanomitra cyanolaema
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The blue-throated brown sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 258 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 126th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Cyanomitra
The closest relatives of the Blue-throated Brown Sunbird that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Cyanomitra, Brownish Sunbirds) are Olive Sunbird (about 30%), Blue-headed Sunbird (about 20%) and Green-headed Sunbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-throated Brown Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (258 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
