Chalcomitra hunteri
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hunter's sunbird (Chalcomitra hunteri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Sunbird sighting in Meru National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 120th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Sunbird in Meru National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Meru National Park's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain against almost none in July. May and July–August have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hunter's 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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Hunter's Sunbird sightings, Meru National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Chalcomitra
The closest relatives of the Hunter's Sunbird that you can see in Meru National Park (genus Chalcomitra, African Dark Sunbirds) are Amethyst Sunbird (about 20%) and Scarlet-chested Sunbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hunter's Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Meru National Park (20 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.
