Green Sunbird

Green Sunbird

Anthreptes rectirostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kibale National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

182 Verified sightings at Kibale National Park From 2019 to 2026
465 In all 4 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Sunbird

The yellow-chinned sunbird (Anthreptes rectirostris) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in West Africa, namely Sierra Leone to Ghana. The grey-chinned sunbird (Anthreptes tephrolaemus) was formerly grouped with this species.

Image at ADW Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:19

Ghana · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC718850 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:37

Ghana · 2017

© Patrik Åberg · XC399964 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:39

Liberia · 2013

© Ben Phalan · XC144134 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~20%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Sunbird in Kibale National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Sunbird sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 182 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 123rd most-seen of the 366 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.

When is the best time to see a Green Sunbird in Kibale National Park?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Sunbird in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Green Sunbird?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green 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.

Is Kibale National Park the best place to see a Green Sunbird?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Green Sunbird sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 20%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).

Where does the Green Sunbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (182 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.

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