Cinnyris superbus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The superb sunbird (Cinnyris superbus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Superb Sunbird sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 139 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 114th most-seen of the 332 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.
May to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Superb Sunbird in Kampala on a given day, against under 5% in December to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Superb 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Superb Sunbird sightings, Kampala ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 10%).
Same genus: Cinnyris
The closest relatives of the Superb Sunbird that you can see in Kampala (genus Cinnyris, Cinnyris Sunbirds) are Red-chested Sunbird (about 40%), Olive-bellied Sunbird (about 30%) and Variable Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Superb Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kampala (139 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.
