Cyanomitra cyanolaema
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The blue-throated brown sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 238 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, July and September–November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 30% in January–February and April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Cyanomitra
The closest relatives of the Blue-throated Brown Sunbird that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Cyanomitra, Brownish Sunbirds) are Olive Sunbird (about 50%) and Green-headed Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-throated Brown Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (238 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
