Anthreptes seimundi
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The little green sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi), also called Seimund's sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest.
The little green sunbird is small, light yellow, and warbler-like; overall similar to the Bates's sunbird. It is 9 cm (about 3.5 inches) long. The beak is slightly curved and has a small amount of pink. Around the eye is a pale ring. Its cry is high pitched.
The little green sunbird's binomial classification Anthreptes seimundi comes from its genus and Eibert Carl Henry Seimund, a British Taxidermist. A. s. seimundi: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea) A. s. minor: southern Nigeria and southern Cameroon east to Central African Republic, southern South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda, south to northern Angola and central Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green Sunbird sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 156 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green Sunbird in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Volcanoes National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 250 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Green 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Little Green Sunbird sightings, Volcanoes National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Little Green Sunbird that you can see in Volcanoes National Park (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Variable Sunbird (about 60%), Bronze Sunbird (about 50%) and Regal Sunbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Green Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes 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.
