Western Violet-backed Sunbird

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls 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	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	0–10%
2	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
5	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
6	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
8	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
10	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
11	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
12	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Violet-backed Sunbird in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Western Violet-backed Sunbird sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Violet-backed Sunbird in Murchison Falls National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Western Violet-backed Sunbird in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.