Cyanomitra veroxii
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The grey sunbird or mouse-coloured sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to shoreline areas of Africa, from Somalia to South Africa. This species feeds on nectar. It has been recorded to feed on the nectar of Schotia brachypetala and Kigelia africana. It even engages in nectar robbing by piercing a hole in the side of the corolla. It is also a pollinator of 10 genera of plants with uses that are medicinal, edible or may be used as a building material.
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-colored Sunbird sighting in Maputo on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 115 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-colored Sunbird in Maputo on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and August, the lowest months. Those are among Maputo's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mouse-colored 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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Mouse-colored Sunbird sightings, Maputo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 10%) and Durban (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Mouse-colored Sunbird that you can see in Maputo (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are White-breasted Sunbird (about 10%) and Scarlet-chested Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mouse-colored Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Maputo (40 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.
