Chalcomitra hunteri
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 223 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 341 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.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Sunbird in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in May–June and December, the lowest months. That is one of Samburu National Reserve's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 5 mm in September.
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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Hunter's Sunbird sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 4th 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 family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Hunter's Sunbird that you can see in Samburu National Reserve (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird (about 40%), Black-bellied Sunbird (about 20%) and Mariqua 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 Samburu National Reserve (223 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.
