Anthreptes gabonicus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-brown Sunbird sighting in Serrekunda on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 175th most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-brown Sunbird in Serrekunda on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Serrekunda's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 290 mm in August.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mouse-brown Sunbird sightings, Serrekunda ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Monrovia (Liberia, about 10%) and Freetown (Sierra Leone, about 10%).
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Mouse-brown Sunbird that you can see in Serrekunda (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Beautiful Sunbird (about 70%), Splendid Sunbird (about 40%) 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 Mouse-brown Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Serrekunda (10 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.
