Little Green Sunbird

Little Green Sunbird

Anthreptes seimundi

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

268 Verified sightings at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park From 2019 to 2026
445 In all 4 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Little Green Sunbird

The little green sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi), also called Seimund's sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest.

The little green sunbird is small, light yellow, and warbler-like; overall similar to the Bates's sunbird. It is 9 cm (about 3.5 inches) long. The beak is slightly curved and has a small amount of pink. Around the eye is a pale ring. Its cry is high pitched.

The little green sunbird's binomial classification Anthreptes seimundi comes from its genus and Eibert Carl Henry Seimund, a British Taxidermist. A. s. seimundi: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea) A. s. minor: southern Nigeria and southern Cameroon east to Central African Republic, southern South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda, south to northern Angola and central Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Ivory Coast · 2016

© Étienne Leroy · XC315838 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ghana · 2018

© Phil Gregory · XC611162 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Uganda · 2015

© Martin St-Michel · XC287450 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Little Green Sunbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green Sunbird sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 268 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Little Green Sunbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

March, May and July–September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green Sunbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Little Green Sunbird?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Green Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the best place to see a Little Green Sunbird?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Little Green Sunbird sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%).

Where does the Little Green Sunbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Little Green Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (268 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.

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