Malimbus malimbicus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The crested malimbe (Malimbus malimbicus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Crested malimbe - Species text in Weaver Watch.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Malimbe sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Malimbe in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months. Those are among Kakum National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crested Malimbe sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Crested Malimbe sightings, Kakum National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 60%) and Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 20%).
Same genus: Malimbus
The closest relatives of the Crested Malimbe that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Malimbus, Malimbes) are Red-headed Malimbe (about 50%), Red-vented Malimbe (about 10%) and Gray's Malimbe (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crested Malimbe is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (70 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.
