Chalcomitra senegalensis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The scarlet-chested sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in many areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, and from South Sudan to South Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The scarlet-chested sunbird is similar to Hunter's sunbird in appearance, with adult males having a characteristic red–scarlet coloured breast and an iridescent green patch on top of its head. The female is dark brown with no supercilium. It inhabits woodland and gardens, at elevations of up to 2,400 metres (7,900 ft). The bird is around 13–15 centimetres (5.1–5.9 in) in length, with males having a weight of 7.5–17.2 grams (0.26–0.61 oz) and females weighing 6.8–15.3 grams (0.24–0.54 oz).
In 1760, the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 7 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | Lilongwe | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 9 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-chested Sunbird sighting in Abuja on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-chested Sunbird in Abuja on a given day, against about 10% in July, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarlet-chested Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 16
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Scarlet-chested Sunbird sightings, Abuja ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Zanzibar City (Tanzania, about 80%), Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 50%) and Kigali (Rwanda, about 50%).
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Scarlet-chested Sunbird that you can see in Abuja (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Variable Sunbird (about 70%), Splendid Sunbird (about 20%) and Copper Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarlet-chested Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Abuja (43 verified sightings), 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.
