Cyanomitra alinae
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The blue-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Sunbird sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Sunbird in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-headed 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blue-headed Sunbird sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-headed Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (34 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.
