Genus

African Long-tailed Sunbirds

Nectarinia

5 species in our catalog · found in 35 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
GenusNectarinia (African Long-tailed Sunbirds)

Species in this group

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

Nectarinia tacazze

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Nectarinia kilimensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Nectarinia famosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Nectarinia purpureiventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nectarinia johnstoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Long-tailed 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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~70%
	Tacazze Sunbird			~70%
	Malachite Sunbird			~10%
2	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~60%
	Bronze Sunbird			~30%
	Malachite Sunbird			~20%
	Tacazze Sunbird			~20%
	Red-tufted Sunbird			~10%
3	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~60%
	Bronze Sunbird			~50%
	Red-tufted Sunbird			<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			<5%
	Purple-breasted Sunbird			Insufficient data
4	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~50%
	Bronze Sunbird			~50%
	Tacazze Sunbird			<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
	Red-tufted Sunbird			Insufficient data
5	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Bronze Sunbird			~40%
	Red-tufted Sunbird			Insufficient data
6	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	4	~40%
	Bronze Sunbird			~40%
	Purple-breasted Sunbird			<5%
	Red-tufted Sunbird			<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			<5%
7	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Malachite Sunbird			~40%
8	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Bronze Sunbird			~30%
	Purple-breasted Sunbird			~10%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
9	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Malachite Sunbird			~30%
10	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~30%
	Purple-breasted Sunbird			~20%
	Bronze Sunbird			~10%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
11	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Bronze Sunbird			~30%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Bronze Sunbird			~10%
	Tacazze Sunbird			~10%
	Malachite Sunbird			<5%
	Red-tufted Sunbird			Insufficient data
13	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Bronze Sunbird			~10%
	Malachite Sunbird			<5%
	Tacazze Sunbird			<5%
14	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Malachite Sunbird			~20%
15	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Bronze Sunbird			~10%
	Purple-breasted Sunbird			<5%
16	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Bronze Sunbird			~10%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			<5%
18	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
19	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
20	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Tacazze Sunbird			Insufficient data
21	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			<5%
	Tacazze Sunbird			Insufficient data
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
22	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			<5%
	Purple-breasted Sunbird			Insufficient data
23	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			<5%
	Tacazze Sunbird			Insufficient data
24	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			Insufficient data
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
25	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Tacazze Sunbird			Insufficient data
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
26	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			Insufficient data
	Purple-breasted Sunbird			Insufficient data
27	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
28	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			<5%
29	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
30	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			<5%
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
32	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data
33	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Bronze Sunbird			Insufficient data
34	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			<5%
35	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Malachite Sunbird			Insufficient data

African Long-tailed Sunbirds

Species in this group

Tacazze Sunbird

Bronze Sunbird

Malachite Sunbird

Purple-breasted Sunbird

Red-tufted Sunbird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Long-tailed Sunbirds

Parks Ranked