Cinnyris usambaricus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Usambara double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris usambaricus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is a resident breeder in the tropical moist montane forests of southeast Kenya and Tanga Region of Tanzania.
The Usambara double-collared sunbird was described as a subspecies of the eastern double-collared sunbird by the German ornithologist Hermann Grote in 1922 and given the trinomial name Cinnyris mediocris usambaricus. He description was based on specimens collected in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. It was promoted to species status based on differences in plumage and genetics. The species is monotypic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Usambara Double-collared Sunbird sighting in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 101st most-seen of the 272 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June, September and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Usambara Double-collared Sunbird in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, March–April, July and October, the lowest months. May has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Usambara Double-collared Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Mkomazi National Park, in our data
Mkomazi National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Usambara Double-collared Sunbird sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Cinnyris
The closest relatives of the Usambara Double-collared Sunbird that you can see in Mkomazi National Park (genus Cinnyris, Cinnyris Sunbirds) are Black-bellied Sunbird (about 40%), Tsavo Sunbird (about 30%) and Variable Sunbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Usambara Double-collared Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Mkomazi National Park (33 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.
