Malimbus rubricollis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The red-headed malimbe (Malimbus rubricollis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Red-headed malimbe - Species text in Weaver Watch
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Malimbe sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 266 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th 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.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Malimbe in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 30% in February, the lowest month. That is one of Kakum National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 35 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-headed 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red-headed Malimbe sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Malimbus
The closest relatives of the Red-headed Malimbe that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Malimbus, Malimbes) are Red-vented Malimbe (about 10%), Gray's 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 Red-headed Malimbe is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (266 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.
