Malimbus rubricollis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The red-headed malimbe (Malimbus rubricollis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Red-headed malimbe - Species text in Weaver Watch Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Malimbe sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 247th most-seen of the 280 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.
February, April and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Malimbe in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-headed Malimbe sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red-headed Malimbe sightings, Semuliki National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Malimbus
The closest relatives of the Red-headed Malimbe that you can see in Semuliki National Park (genus Malimbus, Malimbes) are Crested Malimbe (about 60%) and Gray's Malimbe (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-headed Malimbe is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki 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.
