Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

Cyanomitra cyanolaema

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lake Mburo National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

9 Verified sightings at Lake Mburo National Park From 2019 to 2026
800 In all 6 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

The blue-throated brown sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:05

Congo (Democratic Republic) · 2022

© Deville Tanguy · XC822890 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:34

Ghana · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC719082 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:31

Angola · 2025

© Niall Perrins · XC1032330 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird in Lake Mburo National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sighting in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 326th most-seen of the 362 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.

When is the best time to see a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird in Lake Mburo National Park?

February

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Lake Mburo National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 110 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where does the Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-throated Brown Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Mburo National Park (9 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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