Cyanomitra alinae
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In 3 days <5%
The blue-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Sunbird sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 321st most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Sunbird in Kibale National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-headed 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blue-headed Sunbird sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 10%).
Same genus: Cyanomitra
The closest relatives of the Blue-headed Sunbird that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Cyanomitra, Brownish Sunbirds) are Green-headed Sunbird (about 30%), Olive Sunbird (about 30%) and Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-headed Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (12 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.
