Amethyst Sunbird

Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
4	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
5	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
6	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
7	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
8	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
9	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
10	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
13	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
14	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
15	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
17	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
19	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
20	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
21	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
23	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
26	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
27	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
28	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
29	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
30	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
31	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Amethyst Sunbird in Amboseli National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Amethyst Sunbird sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Amethyst Sunbird in Amboseli National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Amethyst Sunbird in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.