Deleornis axillaris
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The grey-headed sunbird (Deleornis axillaris) is a small passerine bird which breeds in mixed forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. This sunbird is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Fraser's sunbird, Deleornis fraseri, but is not known to intergrade. Both taxa are sometimes placed in Anthreptes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Sunbird sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 296th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Sunbird in Kibale National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Gray-headed Sunbird sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 50%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-headed Sunbird that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Olive-bellied Sunbird (about 50%), Bronze Sunbird (about 40%) and Green-headed Sunbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-headed Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (13 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.
