Aethopyga vigorsii
In 3 days ~10%
Vigors's sunbird (Aethopyga vigorsii), Sahyadri sunbird, or western crimson sunbird, is a species of sunbird which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It has been considered as a subspecies of the crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) but it does not have the central tail as elongated and is restricted in its distribution.
The male has a scarlet throat and breast, while the rest of its under parts are uniformly grey. Its wings are grey-brown and lack yellowish-olive edges. However, it is yellow on the lower back and tail is bottle green. The female's upperparts are dark olive, while its underparts are grey. A male who has not yet matured is similar to the female, but it has a dull scarlet throat and breast.
The species is distributed mainly in the northern Western Ghats but has been reported from the Nilgiris. It was named after Irish-born zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors by Colonel William Henry Sykes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Vigors's Sunbird sighting in Vasai-Virar on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 165th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vigors's Sunbird in Vasai-Virar on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Vasai-Virar's wettest months, with about 520 mm of rain against almost none in January.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Vigors's Sunbird sightings, Vasai-Virar ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Mumbai (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vigors's Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Vasai-Virar (20 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.
