Nectarinia kilimensis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The bronze sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Bié Plateau (Angola) and eastern Afromontane forests. Bronze sunbirds have a long, thin, well-curved bill. Males have bronze-and-green undertones but most often look black in light. While the male has the undertones, the female however has a pale eyebrow and an added yellowish park below the belly with fine streaking. On some subspecies specifically located in Angola there is a splash of odd green, but it does not overlap in range with malachite or scarlet-tufted sunbirds in similar areas which do not have this green streaking. Male sunbirds lack any purple tones to the plumage which is found on female species.
Bronze sunbirds use a jumble of twittering notes followed by cleaner whistle sounds. These sounds are most often heard during the early morning and mid day. The bronze sunbird can be found in Africa. While not very common they can be best found near the edges of the Afromontane forest, mountain sides and Zimbabwe's eastern highlands and adjacent next to Mozambique. Other countries they can be found... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 13 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Sunbird sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 628 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Sunbird in Kibale National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, April and July, the lowest months. That is one of Kibale National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Bronze Sunbird sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 50%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Bronze Sunbird that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Olive-bellied Sunbird (about 50%), Green-headed Sunbird (about 30%) and Scarlet-chested Sunbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (628 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.
