Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

Cyanomitra cyanolaema

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days <5%

6 Verified sightings at Queen Elizabeth National Park From 2019 to 2026
800 In all 6 parks
June 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 395th most-seen of the 434 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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.

Is Queen Elizabeth National Park the best place to see a Blue-throated Brown Sunbird?

5th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blue-throated Brown Sunbird sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).

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 Queen Elizabeth National Park (6 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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