Nectarinia purpureiventris
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The purple-breasted sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. It is commonly found in Nyugwe Forest. 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 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-breasted Sunbird sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 286th most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-breasted Sunbird in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and September–December, the lowest months. Those are among Virunga National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 250 mm in May.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-breasted Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Purple-breasted Sunbird sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-breasted Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (7 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.
