Cinnyris reichenowi
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The northern double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris reichenowi), is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda.
The northern double-collared sunbird is a medium-sized species. The adult male's head and back is a metallic green that has a steely-blue sheen in some lights. The rump is greyish-brown, the uppertail coverts metallic purple and the tail black, glossed blue. The main flight feathers are dark brown. There is a narrow purple collar beneath the metallic green throat, above a scarlet breast and pale brown belly. There are pale yellow pectoral tufts that are not always visible. The eye is black or dark brown, and the beak and legs are black. The adult female is more drab with upper parts dark olive green and a dark brown tail. The underparts are greyish-olive, the belly being tinged with yellow. The juvenile is similar to the adult female.
The northern double-collared sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi is part of a large complex of 'double-collared sunbirds' of the genus Cinnyris found throughout... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Double-collared Sunbird sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, July, September and November–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Double-collared Sunbird in Virunga National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April, June, August and October, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Double-collared 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.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Northern Double-collared Sunbird sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 60%), Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%) and Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Cinnyris
The closest relatives of the Northern Double-collared Sunbird that you can see in Virunga National Park (genus Cinnyris, Cinnyris Sunbirds) are Stuhlmann's Sunbird (about 20%), Variable Sunbird (about 20%) and Regal Sunbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Double-collared Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (76 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.
