Anthreptes gabonicus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The mangrove sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) or mouse-brown sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Its range covers areas near the Gulf of Guinea (on either side of the Dahomey Gap), from Senegal to northwestern Angola.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monrovia | 🇱🇷 Liberia | |
| 2 | Freetown | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-brown Sunbird sighting in Freetown on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 49th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-brown Sunbird in Freetown on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June, September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Freetown's driest months, with almost no rain against 700 mm in August. March–April, July–August and October–November have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mouse-brown 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mouse-brown Sunbird sightings, Freetown ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monrovia (Liberia, about 10%).
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Mouse-brown Sunbird that you can see in Freetown (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Variable Sunbird (about 30%), 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 Mouse-brown Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Freetown (8 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.
