Purple-banded Sunbird

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

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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	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
2	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
3	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
4	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
5	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
7	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
8	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
9	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
11	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
15	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
16	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
19	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
21	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
22	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
23	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
24	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-banded Sunbird in Tsavo East National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Purple-banded Sunbird sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 145 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple-banded Sunbird in Tsavo East National Park?

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