Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusNectarinia (African Long-tailed Sunbirds)
- SpeciesNectarinia kilimensis (Bronze Sunbird)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa
Red-tufted Sunbird
Nectarinia johnstoni
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris mediocris
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Golden-winged Sunbird
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Amethyst Sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes orientalis
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bronze Sunbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Bronze Sunbird sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 365 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Sunbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Sunbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.