Cinnyris chalcomelas
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The violet-breasted sunbird (Cinnyris chalcomelas) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae (sunbirds). It is found in Kenya and Somalia. It is sometimes regarded as the same species as the Pemba sunbird. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-breasted Sunbird sighting in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 250th most-seen of the 345 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-breasted Sunbird in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and August–December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Violet-breasted Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Tsavo East National Park, in our data
Tsavo East National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Violet-breasted Sunbird sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Cinnyris
The closest relatives of the Violet-breasted Sunbird that you can see in Tsavo East National Park (genus Cinnyris, Cinnyris Sunbirds) are Tsavo Sunbird (about 20%) and Black-bellied Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Violet-breasted Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo East National Park (18 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.
