Anthreptes orientalis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The eastern violet-backed sunbird (Anthreptes orientalis), also known as the Kenya violet-backed sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in arid savanna of East Africa, ranging from Djibouti in north to Tanzania in south. It is part of the violet-backed sunbird superspecies. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 266 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September and December, the lowest months. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in July.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%) and Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird that you can see in Tsavo West National Park (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Hunter's Sunbird (about 40%), Tsavo Sunbird (about 30%) 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 Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (266 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.
