Cyanomitra verticalis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The green-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Sunbird sighting in Yaoundé on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Sunbird in Yaoundé on a given day, against about 10% in January–February and April, the lowest months. Those are among Yaoundé's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January. March and June–July have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-headed 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 8 cities where we can rate Green-headed Sunbird sightings, Yaoundé has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 20%) and Kampala (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-headed Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Yaoundé (16 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.
