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 Yaoundé on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 72 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.
February, May and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Superb Sunbird in Yaoundé on a given day, against under 5% in April and November–January, the lowest months. March and June–July have too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Superb Sunbird sightings, Yaoundé has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kampala (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Cinnyris
The closest relatives of the Superb Sunbird that you can see in Yaoundé (genus Cinnyris, Cinnyris Sunbirds) are Olive-bellied Sunbird (about 50%), Copper Sunbird (about 20%) and Northern Double-collared Sunbird (about 20%), 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 Yaoundé (7 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.
