Chalcomitra (African Dark Sunbirds)

Species in this group

LC

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Chalcomitra hunteri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Chalcomitra amethystina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Chalcomitra rubescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Dark Sunbirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~60%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~40%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~20%
2	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	~50%
	Hunter's Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	~50%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
	Hunter's Sunbird			~20%
4	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	~50%
	Hunter's Sunbird			~40%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%
5	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~40%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~40%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
6	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~40%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~40%
7	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~40%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~40%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
8	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	~40%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
	Green-throated Sunbird			~20%
9	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~40%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
10	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~40%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~40%
11	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~40%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
12	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	~40%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~30%
	Hunter's Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
16	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
17	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
18	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
19	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
20	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
22	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
23	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~20%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%
24	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~20%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~20%
	Hunter's Sunbird			~20%
26	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
27	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	~20%
	Green-throated Sunbird			~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
28	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
29	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
30	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
32	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Green-throated Sunbird			<5%
33	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
34	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
	Hunter's Sunbird			<5%
35	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
37	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
38	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
39	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
40	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
41	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
42	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
43	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
44	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
45	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
	Green-throated Sunbird			<5%
46	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
47	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
48	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%
49	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
50	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
51	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%
	Amethyst Sunbird			<5%
52	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%
53	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~80%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~80%
2	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~50%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~50%
3	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	~50%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~50%
4	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	~50%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~50%
	Green-throated Sunbird			<5%
5	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	~50%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~40%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
6	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~40%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~40%
7	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~40%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
8	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~30%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%
9	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~30%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
10	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
11	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~20%
12	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~20%
13	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
14	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~20%
15	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			~10%
16	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Amethyst Sunbird			~10%
17	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%
18	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%
19	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity

African Dark Sunbirds

Species in this group

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Hunter's Sunbird

Amethyst Sunbird

Green-throated Sunbird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Dark Sunbirds

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found