Plain-backed Sunbird

Plain-backed Sunbird

Anthreptes reichenowi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
LC

Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthreptes orientalis

10–20% · With luck
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

20–30% · Possible
Olive Sunbird
LC

Olive Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanomitra olivacea

10–20% · Possible
Amethyst Sunbird
LC

Amethyst Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra amethystina

10–20% · Possible
Hunter's Sunbird
LC

Hunter's Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra hunteri

10–20% · With luck
Tsavo Sunbird
LC

Tsavo Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris tsavoensis

10–20% · With luck
Amani Sunbird
EN

Amani Sunbird

Bird

Hedydipna pallidigaster

10–20% · With luck
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

0–10% · With luck
Purple-banded Sunbird
LC

Purple-banded Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

0–10% · With luck
Black-bellied Sunbird
LC

Black-bellied Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris nectarinioides

0–10% · Rare
Mouse-colored Sunbird

Mouse-colored Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanomitra veroxii

<5% · Rare
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris usambaricus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

🕐

Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain-backed Sunbird in Tsavo East National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Plain-backed Sunbird sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 199 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plain-backed Sunbird in Tsavo East National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Plain-backed Sunbird in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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