Chalcomitra hunteri
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Sunbird sighting in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, based on 193 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 345 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Sunbird in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, April, June and August, the lowest months. That is one of Tsavo East National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 130 mm in November.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Hunter's Sunbird sightings, Tsavo East National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hunter's Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo East National Park (193 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.
