Chalcomitra (African Dark Sunbirds)

Genus

African Dark Sunbirds

Chalcomitra

4 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Amethyst Sunbird
LC

Amethyst Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Hunter's Sunbird
LC

Hunter's Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra hunteri

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Green-throated Sunbird
LC

Green-throated Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra rubescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see African Dark Sunbirds

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~60%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
~50%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
~50%
4 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~40%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~40%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
~40%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
~40%
8 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~40%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 3
~40%
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
~40%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~40%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~40%
13 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
~30%
14 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~30%
15 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~30%
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
~30%
17 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
~30%
18 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 2
~30%
19 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
~30%
20 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
~20%
21 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~20%
22 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
~20%
23 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~20%
24 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~20%
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~20%
26 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~20%
27 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~20%
28 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
~20%
29 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~20%
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~20%
31 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
~20%
32 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~20%
33 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~20%
34 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
~20%
35 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
36 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~10%
37 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~10%
38 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
~10%
39 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 2
~10%
40 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
~10%
41 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~10%
42 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~10%
43 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
~10%
44 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~10%
45 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%
46 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~10%
47 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
~10%
48 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
~10%
49 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
50 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
51 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
<5%
52 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
53 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
<5%