What are the chances of seeing an Eastern Miombo Sunbird in Harare?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Miombo Sunbird sighting in Harare on a given day, based on 112 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 49th most-seen of the 213 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 an Eastern Miombo Sunbird in Harare?
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Miombo Sunbird in Harare on a given day, against about 10% in March–April, September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Harare's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 200 mm in December.
Where else can you see an Eastern Miombo Sunbird?
Only Harare, in our data
Harare is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eastern Miombo Sunbird sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Eastern Miombo Sunbird live in Harare?
Same genus: Cinnyris
The closest relatives of the Eastern Miombo Sunbird that you can see in Harare (genus Cinnyris, Cinnyris Sunbirds) are Variable Sunbird (about 60%) and White-breasted Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Eastern Miombo Sunbird sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Miombo Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Harare (112 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.