Zosterops kikuyuensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Kikuyu white-eye (Zosterops kikuyuensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of montane white-eye (Z. poliogastrus). It is found in central Kenya, in the Aberdare Mountains and on Mount Kenya. IUCN categorizes it as of least concern. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kikuyu White-eye sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 196th most-seen of the 371 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Kikuyu White-eye in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kikuyu White-eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Kikuyu White-eye sightings, Nairobi National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kikuyu White-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (122 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.
