Copper Sunbird

Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
10 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
12 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
13 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Copper Sunbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Copper Sunbird sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 259 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Copper Sunbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Copper Sunbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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