Chalcomitra hunteri
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In 3 days ~80% 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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Sunbird sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 309 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Sunbird in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against about 20% in August and December, the lowest months. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 140 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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Hunter's Sunbird sightings, Tsavo West National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, 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 West National Park (309 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.
