Dwarf Honeyguide

Dwarf Honeyguide

Indicator pumilio

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

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

16 Verified sightings at Nyungwe National Park From 2019 to 2026
325 In all 4 parks
March Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Dwarf Honeyguide

The dwarf honeyguide (Indicator pumilio) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is endemic to the Albertine Rift montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Just like other honeyguides, this species is a brood parasite. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Uganda · 2020

© Magnus Wadstein · XC544786 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:56

Uganda · 2012

© Phil Gregory · XC149325 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
2 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dwarf Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dwarf Honeyguide sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 185th most-seen of the 252 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 Dwarf Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dwarf Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Dwarf Honeyguide?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dwarf Honeyguide sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where does the Dwarf Honeyguide sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dwarf Honeyguide is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (16 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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