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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Purple-breasted Sunbird
Nectarinia purpureiventris
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Mariqua Sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Green-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra rubescens
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Bronze Sunbird sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 118 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Sunbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Sunbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.