Cinnyris bouvieri
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The orange-tufted sunbird (Cinnyris bouvieri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in moist savanna, the grassy edges of gallery forest and of isolated tropical forests in Africa. It is absent from forests in the central Congo Basin. It has been recorded in northern Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, western Kenya, eastern Nigeria, Uganda, and northern Zambia. Wikipedia →
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Kenya · 2018
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Gabon · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-tufted Sunbird sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 262nd 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 an Orange-tufted Sunbird in Kibale National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Kibale National Park, in our data
Kibale National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange-tufted Sunbird sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Cinnyris
The closest relatives of the Orange-tufted Sunbird that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Cinnyris, Cinnyris Sunbirds) are Olive-bellied Sunbird (about 50%), Copper Sunbird (about 20%) and Superb Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-tufted Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (18 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.
