Cyanomitra veroxii
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The grey sunbird or mouse-coloured sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to shoreline areas of Africa, from Somalia to South Africa. This species feeds on nectar. It has been recorded to feed on the nectar of Schotia brachypetala and Kigelia africana. It even engages in nectar robbing by piercing a hole in the side of the corolla. It is also a pollinator of 10 genera of plants with uses that are medicinal, edible or may be used as a building material.
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-colored Sunbird sighting in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 330th most-seen of the 345 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.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-colored Sunbird in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Tsavo East National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 130 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mouse-colored 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.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Mouse-colored Sunbird sightings, Tsavo East National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 30%), Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Mouse-colored Sunbird that you can see in Tsavo East National Park (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Hunter's Sunbird (about 30%), Tsavo Sunbird (about 20%) and Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mouse-colored Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo East National Park (5 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.
