Malimbus nitens
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The blue-billed malimbe or Gray's malimbe (Malimbus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Blue-billed malimbe species text in Weaver Watch
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray's Malimbe sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th 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.
July–August and October–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray's Malimbe in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–June and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray's 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 Gray's Malimbe sightings, Kakum National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 20%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Malimbus
The closest relatives of the Gray's Malimbe that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Malimbus, Malimbes) are Red-headed Malimbe (about 50%), Red-vented Malimbe (about 10%) and Crested Malimbe (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray's Malimbe is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (69 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.
